hellig
See also: héllig
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hellig
- holy, sacred
- Hellige Gud, hellige Stærke, hellige Udødelige, forbarm Dig over os
- Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us
Inflection edit
Inflection of hellig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hellig | helligere | helligst2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | helligt | helligere | helligst2 |
Plural | hellige | helligere | helligst2 |
Definite attributive1 | hellige | helligere | helligste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- hellige (verb)
Further reading edit
- “hellig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle High German hellic, hellec, ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hellig (strong nominative masculine singular helliger, comparative helliger, superlative am helligsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of hellig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hellig | sie ist hellig | es ist hellig | sie sind hellig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | helliger | hellige | helliges | hellige |
genitive | helligen | helliger | helligen | helliger | |
dative | helligem | helliger | helligem | helligen | |
accusative | helligen | hellige | helliges | hellige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hellige | die hellige | das hellige | die helligen |
genitive | des helligen | der helligen | des helligen | der helligen | |
dative | dem helligen | der helligen | dem helligen | den helligen | |
accusative | den helligen | die hellige | das hellige | die helligen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein helliger | eine hellige | ein helliges | (keine) helligen |
genitive | eines helligen | einer helligen | eines helligen | (keiner) helligen | |
dative | einem helligen | einer helligen | einem helligen | (keinen) helligen | |
accusative | einen helligen | eine hellige | ein helliges | (keine) helligen |
Comparative forms of hellig
Superlative forms of hellig
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hellig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “hellig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Danish hellig, from Old Danish hælægh, like Old Norse heilagr (Norwegian Nynorsk heilag) from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Adjective edit
hellig (neuter singular hellig, definite singular and plural hellige, comparative helligere, indefinite superlative helligst, definite superlative helligste)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
hellig
See also edit
- heilag (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “hellig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.