heftig
See also: hèftig
Dutch
Etymology
16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (“control”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /ˈɦɛftɪx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hef‧tig
Adjective
heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst)
Inflection
| Inflection of heftig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | heftig | |||
| inflected | heftige | |||
| comparative | heftiger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | heftig | heftiger | het heftigst het heftigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | heftige | heftigere | heftigste |
| n. sing. | heftig | heftiger | heftigste | |
| plural | heftige | heftigere | heftigste | |
| definite | heftige | heftigere | heftigste | |
| partitive | heftigs | heftigers | — | |
Related terms
- heftigheid
German
Etymology
From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“struggle, conflict”). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (“impetuous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, [ˈhɛftʰɪç] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, [ˈhɛftʰɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: hef‧tig
Adjective
heftig (strong nominative masculine singular heftiger, comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of heftig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist heftig | sie ist heftig | es ist heftig | sie sind heftig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heftiger | heftige | heftiges | heftige |
| genitive | heftigen | heftiger | heftigen | heftiger | |
| dative | heftigem | heftiger | heftigem | heftigen | |
| accusative | heftigen | heftige | heftiges | heftige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der heftige | die heftige | das heftige | die heftigen |
| genitive | des heftigen | der heftigen | des heftigen | der heftigen | |
| dative | dem heftigen | der heftigen | dem heftigen | den heftigen | |
| accusative | den heftigen | die heftige | das heftige | die heftigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein heftiger | eine heftige | ein heftiges | (keine) heftigen |
| genitive | eines heftigen | einer heftigen | eines heftigen | (keiner) heftigen | |
| dative | einem heftigen | einer heftigen | einem heftigen | (keinen) heftigen | |
| accusative | einen heftigen | eine heftige | ein heftiges | (keine) heftigen | |
Comparative forms of heftig
Superlative forms of heftig
Derived terms
Low German
Etymology
Ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“conflict, struggle”). Compare Dutch heftig, English hefty, as well as German heftig (“vehement, fierce”).
Adjective
heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)
Declension
Positive forms of heftig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is heftig | se is heftig | dat is heftig | se sünd heftig | |
| partitive | een Heftigs | een Heftigs | wat Heftigs | allens Heftig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heftige | heftige | heftig | heftige |
| oblique | heftigen | heftige | heftig | heftige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de heftige | de heftige | dat heftige | de heftigen |
| oblique | den heftigen | de heftige | dat heftige | de heftigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en heftige/heftigen | en heftige | en heftig/heftiget | (keen) heftigen |
| oblique | en heftigen | en heftige | en heftig/heftiget | (keen) heftigen | |
Comparative forms of heftig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is heftiger | se is heftiger | dat is heftiger | se sünd heftiger | |
| partitive | een heftigers | een heftigers | wat heftigers | allens heftiger | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heftigere | heftigere | heftiger | heftigere |
| oblique | heftigern | heftigere | heftiger | heftigere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de heftigere | de heftigere | dat heftigere | de heftigern |
| oblique | den heftigern | de heftigere | dat heftigere | de heftigern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en heftigere/heftigeren | en heftigere | en heftiger | (keen) heftigern |
| oblique | en heftigern | en heftigere | en heftiger | (keen) heftigern | |
Superlative forms of heftig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Heftigste | se is de Heftigste | dat is dat Heftigste | se sünd de Heftigsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heftigste | heftigste | heftigst | heftigste |
| oblique | heftigsten | heftigste | heftigst | heftigste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de heftigste | de heftigste | dat heftigste | de heftigsten |
| oblique | den heftigsten | de heftigste | dat heftigste | de heftigsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en heftigste/heftigsten | en heftigste | en heftigst | (keen) heftigsten |
| oblique | en heftigsten | en heftigste | en heftigst | (keen) heftigsten | |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Derived terms
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