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/
  • 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).

Adjective

heilig (comparative heiliger, superlative heiligst)

  1. holy
  2. sacred
Declension
Declension 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
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. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. 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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012