heilig

See also: Heilig

Afrikaans

Adjective

heilig (attributive heilige, comparative heiliger, superlative heiligste)

  1. holy

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognate to German heilig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Icelandic heilagur, Swedish helig, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Adjective

heilig

  1. (Uri) holy

References


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.

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 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

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

heilig

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

German

Etymology

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

Adjective

heilig (comparative heiliger, superlative am heiligsten)

  1. holy
  2. sacred

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

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