heiligen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: hei‧li‧gen Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləɣən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Equivalent to heilig (“holy”) +‎ -en. ==== Verb ==== heiligen (transitive) to hallow, to sanctify ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== heiliging het doel heiligt de middelen ontheiligen ===== Related terms ===== heilig ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: heilig === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== heiligen plural of heilige == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German heiligen, from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognate with Dutch heiligen, English hallow. ==== Verb ==== heiligen (weak, third-person singular present heiligt, past tense heiligte, past participle geheiligt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to hallow; to make holy (transitive) to regard or respect as holy ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Antonyms ===== entheiligen ===== Derived terms ===== der Zweck heiligt die Mittel ===== Related terms ===== Heiliger Heiligung (“hallowing, sanctification”) ==== See also ==== heiligsprechen === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== heiligen inflection of heilig: strong genitive masculine/neuter singular weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular strong dative plural weak/mixed all-case plural === Further reading === “heiligen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “heiligen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “heiligen” in Duden online “heiligen” in OpenThesaurus.de