heftig

== Dutch == === Etymology === 16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (“control”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /ˈɦɛftɪx/ Hyphenation: hef‧tig === Adjective === heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst) intense, heavy Synonyms: hevig, intens ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“struggle, conflict”). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (“impetuous”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, [ˈhɛftʰɪç] (standard) IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, [ˈhɛftʰɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: hef‧tig === Adjective === heftig (strong nominative masculine singular heftiger, comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten) fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Heftigkeit ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: heftig → Dutch: heftig → Norwegian: heftig → Swedish: häftig === Further reading === “heftig” in Duden online “heftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Low German == === Etymology === Ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“conflict, struggle”). Compare Dutch heftig, English hefty, as well as German heftig (“vehement, fierce”). === Adjective === heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst) fierce, heavy, vehement, intense, strong, hefty ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== dull unstüür hevig verwedert ==== Derived terms ==== Heftigkeit == Norwegian == === Adjective === heftig intense, fierce, violent awesome, cool