Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæleχ/, [ˈhæləɕ]

Adjective

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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.

Declension

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Declension of helleg
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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

Derived terms

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