Held

See also: held

German

Etymology

From Middle High German helt (genitive heldes), from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ (“hero”).

Cognate with Old English hæleþ (English health), Old Saxon helið (Dutch held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian Nynorsk hauld). Outside of Germanic, possibly also related to Ancient Greek κέλωρ (kélōr), Tocharian B kālyśke (“boy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt
  • Hyphenation: Held
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Noun

Held m (weak, genitive Helden, plural Helden, feminine Heldin)

  1. hero
  2. protagonist

Declension
Declension of Held [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Held die Helden
genitive eines des Helden der Helden
dative einem dem Helden den Helden
accusative einen den Helden die Helden

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Held” in Duden online
  • “Held” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German helt, from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hælt/

Noun

Held m (plural Helden, feminine Heldin)

  1. hero
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