heilich

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German heilic (hailig, heilec), from Old High German heilag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯liç/

Adjective

heilich

1. holy
2. sacred

   En heilicher Platz.

   A sacred place.

Declension

Declension of heilich (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	heilich	heilich	heilich	heiliche
	accusative	heiliche	heilich	heilich	heiliche
	dative	heiliche	heiliche	heiliche	heiliche
Strong inflection	nominative	heilicher	heiliche	heiliches	heiliche
	accusative	heiliche	heiliche	heiliches	heiliche
	dative	heilichem	heilicher	heilichem	heiliche

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag.

Adjective

heilich

1. holy, sacred

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	heilich	heiligge	heilich	heiligge
	Definite	heiligge		heiligge
Accusative	Indefinite	heiliggen	heiligge	heilich	heiligge
	Definite			heiligge
Genitive		heilichs	heiligger	heilichs	heiligger
Dative		heiliggen	heiligger	heiliggen	heiliggen

Derived terms

• heilige

Descendants

• Dutch: heilig
  • Afrikaans: heilig
  • Negerhollands: heilig
• Limburgish: hèèlig

Further reading

• “heilich”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heilich”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German heilec, from Old High German heilag. Compare German heilig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Icelandic heilagur.

Adjective

heilich

1. holy, sacred

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German hilch, from Old Saxon hēlag.

Adjective

heilich

1. holy, sacred, sacrosanct