helgen
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)
- (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)
- (figuratively) saint (a person who does good)
Declension edit
Declension of helgen
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helgen | helgenen | helgener | helgenerne |
genitive | helgens | helgenens | helgeners | helgenernes |
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
helgen c
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
helgen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)
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Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
helgen