heilig

See also: Heilig

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦəi̯.ləχ/

Etymology 1

From Dutch heilig, from Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to heil (salvation) + -ig (-y).

Adjective

heilig (attributive heilige, comparative heiliger, superlative heiligste)

  1. holy
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch heiligen, from Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Verb

heilig (present heilig, present participle heiligende, past participle geheilig)

  1. (transitive) to sanctify, to hallow
    Laat u naam geheilig word.
    Hallowed be thy name.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag.

Adjective

heilig

  1. (Uri) holy

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hei‧lig
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to heil (salvation) + -ig (-y).

Adjective

heilig (comparative heiliger, superlative heiligst)

  1. holy
  2. sacred
Inflection
Inflection of heilig
uninflected heilig
inflected heilige
comparative heiliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial heiligheiligerhet heiligst
het heiligste
indefinite m./f. sing. heiligeheiligereheiligste
n. sing. heiligheiligerheiligste
plural heiligeheiligereheiligste
definite heiligeheiligereheiligste
partitive heiligsheiligers
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: heilig
  • Negerhollands: heilig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

heilig

  1. inflection of heiligen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heilic (hailig, heilec), from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag. Compare Low German hillig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Danish hellig, Swedish helig.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

heilig (strong nominative masculine singular heiliger, comparative heiliger, superlative am heiligsten)

  1. holy
  2. sacred

Declension

Note: There are also contracted forms like heil'ger.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • heilig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heilig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heilig” in Duden online

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hailag.

Adjective

heilig

  1. holy, sacred

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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