helleg

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LuxembourgishEdit

FWOTD – 13 November 2014

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German heilag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognate with German heilig, Dutch heilig, Swedish helig, English holy.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæleχ/, [ˈhæləɕ]

AdjectiveEdit

helleg (masculine hellegen, neuter hellegt, comparative méi helleg, superlative am hellegsten)

1. 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.

DeclensionEdit

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
without article	nominative/accusative	hellegen	helleg	hellegt	helleg
	dative	hellegem	helleger	hellegem	hellegen
with article	nominative/accusative	hellegen	helleg	hellegt	helleg
	dative	hellegen	helleger	hellegen	hellegen

Derived termsEdit

• Hellege Geescht
• Hellege Papp
• Hellegkeet
• hellegspriechen