-hed

See also: hed and he'd

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German -heit, from Old Saxon -hēd.

Suffix

-hed

Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness.
Synonym: -skab

Declension

Declension of *-hed*
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-hed	-heden	-heder	-hederne
genitive	-heds	-hedens	-heders	-hedernes

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -hed

betydningsfuldhed

betydningsløshed

dobbelttydighed

forsømmelighed

forudindtagethed

forudsigelighed

følelsesløshed

guatemalanskhed

hviderussiskhed

højærværdighed

krigsliderlighed

References

“-hed” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Suffix

-hed

Alternative form of -hede

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-haidu (“-hood”) (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon hēd). Cognate with Old English -hād (English -hood), Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛːd/

Suffix

-hēd

forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
giwunohēd "habit"

Declension

**-hēd** (feminine u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	-hēd	-hēdi
accusative	-hēd	-hēdi
genitive	-hēdi	-hēdo
dative	-hēdi	-hēdum
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

Old Saxon terms suffixed with -hed

Descendants

Middle Low German: -heit
- Low German: -heit
  - German Low German: -heet, -het
    East Frisian: -heid
    
    Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommerisch, Paderbornisch: -heit
- → Danish: -hed
- → Icelandic: -heit
- → Faroese: -heit
- → Norwegian Bokmål: -het
- → Swedish: -het

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