Wiktionary

-heid

See also: heid and Heid

Afrikaans Edit

Etymology Edit

From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-heid (plural -hede)

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

Derived terms Edit

Afrikaans terms suffixed with -heid

Dutch Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.[1]

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-heid f (plural -heden)

  1. -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

Derived terms Edit

Dutch terms suffixed with -heid

Descendants Edit

  • Afrikaans: -heid

References Edit

  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Scots Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old English -hād. Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood

Pronunciation Edit

Suffix Edit

-heid (plural -heids)

  1. A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
    bairn - bairnheid
  2. A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
    brither - britherheid

West Frisian Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Suffix Edit

-heid

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

References Edit

  • “-heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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