-heet

== Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === -keet (see usage notes) -häät, -käät (eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) -heit, -keit (Kölsch; Westerwald) === Etymology === From Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-(h)eːt/ === Suffix === -heet f (plural -heete) (Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood ==== Usage notes ==== The variant forms with -k- are not native but were introduced from standard German -keit during the 19th century. They are now used more or less invariably after -ig, -elig, and -isch. Otherwise, the h-form is still preferred, though speakers may also follow the standard German rules; thus: langsam → Langsamheet or younger Langsamkeet. == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu. Cognate with German -heit and English -hood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /heːt/ === Suffix === -heet Converts an adjective into a noun, usually to denote an abstract quality of the adjectival root. Often equivalent to English -ness, e.g. deafness → Dafheet, childhood → Kandheet == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu. Cognate with German -heit, Dutch -heid, English -hood. === Suffix === -heet Converts an adjective into a noun, usually to denote an abstract quality of the adjectival root.