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”).
Alternative forms
- heilag (Cape Afrikaans)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch heiligen, from Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/
Audio (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”).
Inflection
Inflection of heilig | ||||
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uninflected | heilig | |||
inflected | heilige | |||
comparative | heiliger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | heilig | heiliger | het heiligst het heiligste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | heilige | heiligere | heiligste |
n. sing. | heilig | heiliger | heiligste | |
plural | heilige | heiligere | heiligste | |
definite | heilige | heiligere | heiligste | |
partitive | heiligs | heiligers | — |
Derived terms
- heilig boontje
- heiligdom
- heilige ibis
- heiligen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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
Audio (file)
Adjective
heilig (strong nominative masculine singular heiliger, comparative heiliger, superlative am heiligsten)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist heilig | sie ist heilig | es ist heilig | sie sind heilig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | heiliger | heilige | heiliges | heilige |
genitive | heiligen | heiliger | heiligen | heiliger | |
dative | heiligem | heiliger | heiligem | heiligen | |
accusative | heiligen | heilige | heiliges | heilige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der heilige | die heilige | das heilige | die heiligen |
genitive | des heiligen | der heiligen | des heiligen | der heiligen | |
dative | dem heiligen | der heiligen | dem heiligen | den heiligen | |
accusative | den heiligen | die heilige | das heilige | die heiligen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein heiliger | eine heilige | ein heiliges | (keine) heiligen |
genitive | eines heiligen | einer heiligen | eines heiligen | (keiner) heiligen | |
dative | einem heiligen | einer heiligen | einem heiligen | (keinen) heiligen | |
accusative | einen heiligen | eine heilige | ein heiliges | (keine) heiligen |
Note: There are also contracted forms like heil'ger.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- Heiliger Geist
- Heiligenverehrung
- selig
- Heiliger, Heilige
- Heiligsprechung
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hailag.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012