helleg
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German heilec, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognate with German heilig, Dutch heilig, Swedish helig, English holy.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
helleg (masculine hellegen, neuter hellegt, comparative méi helleg, superlative am hellegsten)
- holy
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:5:
- Dueropshin huet den Däiwel hien an déi helleg Stad matgeholl an hien op d'Spëtzt vum Tempel gestallt.
- Then the Devil took him into the Holy City and set him on the pinnacle of the temple.
- Dueropshin huet den Däiwel hien an déi helleg Stad matgeholl an hien op d'Spëtzt vum Tempel gestallt.
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 4:5:
Declension edit
declension of helleg
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass helleg | si ass helleg | et ass helleg | si si(nn) helleg | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | hellegen | helleg | hellegt | helleg |
| independent without determiner | helleges | helleger | |||
| dative | after any declined word | hellegen | helleger | hellegen | hellegen |
| as first declined word | hellegem | hellegem | |||