helgen

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛljən]

Noun

helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)

  1. (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)
  2. (figuratively) saint (a person who does good)
Declension
Declension of helgen
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helgen helgenen helgener helgenerne
genitive helgens helgenens helgeners helgenernes
References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛlˀjən]

Noun

helgen c

  1. definite singular of helg

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)

  1. saint
Derived terms

Alternative forms

Noun

helgen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)

  1. saint

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun

helgen

  1. definite singular of helg
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