-hed
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German -heit, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Suffix edit
-hed
Usage notes edit
Formed nouns are of common gender and inflect as: -hed, -heden, -heder, -hederne (assuming countability).
Derived terms edit
Middle English edit
Suffix edit
-hed
- Alternative form of -hede
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“state, condition”) (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon hēd). Cognate with Old English -hād (English -hood), Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-hēd
- forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
- giwunohēd "habit"
Declension edit
Declension of -hēd (feminine u-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | -hēd | -hēdi |
accusative | -hēd | -hēdi |
genitive | -hēdi | -hēdo |
dative | -hēdi | -hēdum |
instrumental | — | — |