helgen
Danish
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editNoun
edithelgen 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
editDeclension of helgen
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helgen | helgenen | helgener | helgenerne |
genitive | helgens | helgenens | helgeners | helgenernes |
References
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithelgen c
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edithelgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
edithelgen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
edithelgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)
Derived terms
editSwedish
editPronunciation
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Noun
edithelgen
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