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): /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

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
accusative	hellegen	helleg	hellegt	helleg
nominative	hellegen	helleg	hellegt	helleg
dative	hellegen	helleger	hellegen	hellegen

Derived termsEdit

• Hellege Geescht
• Hellege Papp
• Hellegkeet
• hellegspriechen