hevig

See also: hévig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic *habīg, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-. Equivalent to heffen (“to heave”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Compare German hebig, English heavy.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hevig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

1. intense

   Synonym: heftig

Declension

Declension of hevig
uninflected	hevig
inflected	hevige
comparative	heviger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		hevig	heviger	het hevigst het hevigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hevige	hevigere	hevigste
	n. sing.	hevig	heviger	hevigste
	plural	hevige	hevigere	hevigste
definite		hevige	hevigere	hevigste
partitive		hevigs	hevigers	—

Derived terms

• hevigheid
• verhevigen

 

Related terms

• heffen
• onderhevig

 

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German hēvich, from Old Saxon *heƀig, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz. Compare Dutch hevig, English heavy.

Adjective

hevig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

1. massive
2. intense
3. strong

Declension

Positive forms of hevig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is hevig	se is hevig	dat is hevig	se sünd hevig
partitive		een Hevigs	een Hevigs	wat Hevigs	allens Hevig
strong declension (without article)	nominative	hevige	hevige	hevig	hevige
	oblique	hevigen	hevige	hevig	hevige
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de hevige	de hevige	dat hevige	de hevigen
	oblique	den hevigen	de hevige	dat hevige	de hevigen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en hevige/hevigen	en hevige	en hevig/heviget	(keen) hevigen
	oblique	en hevigen	en hevige	en hevig/heviget	(keen) hevigen

Comparative forms of hevig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is heviger	se is heviger	dat is heviger	se sünd heviger
partitive		een hevigers	een hevigers	wat hevigers	allens heviger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	hevigere	hevigere	heviger	hevigere
	oblique	hevigern	hevigere	heviger	hevigere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de hevigere	de hevigere	dat hevigere	de hevigern
	oblique	den hevigern	de hevigere	dat hevigere	de hevigern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en hevigere/hevigeren	en hevigere	en heviger	(keen) hevigern
	oblique	en hevigern	en hevigere	en heviger	(keen) hevigern

Superlative forms of hevig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Hevigste	se is de Hevigste	dat is dat Hevigste	se sünd de Hevigsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	hevigste	hevigste	hevigst	hevigste
	oblique	hevigsten	hevigste	hevigst	hevigste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de hevigste	de hevigste	dat hevigste	de hevigsten
	oblique	den hevigsten	de hevigste	dat hevigste	de hevigsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en hevigste/hevigsten	en hevigste	en hevigst	(keen) hevigsten
	oblique	en hevigsten	en hevigste	en hevigst	(keen) hevigsten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• dull
• unstüür
• heftig
• verwedert