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) holy ===== Alternative forms ===== heilag (Cape Afrikaans) ===== Derived terms ===== heiligdom heiligheid === 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) (transitive) to sanctify, to hallow == Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag. === Adjective === heilig (Uri) holy === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/ 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) holy sacred ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: heilig Negerhollands: heilig === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== heilig inflection of heiligen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative 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) holy sacred ==== Declension ==== Note: There are also contracted forms like heil'ger. ==== Synonyms ==== geweiht tugendhaft ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Heiliger Geist Heiligenverehrung selig Heiliger, Heilige Heiligsprechung === 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 holy, sacred ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== heiligo ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: heilich Dutch: heilig === Further reading === “hēlig”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012