heimlich

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from Old High German heimilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to Heim +‎ -lich. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/ IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mlɪk/ (Austria) === Adjective === heimlich (strong nominative masculine singular heimlicher, comparative heimlicher, superlative am heimlichsten) secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret) Synonyms: klammheimlich, geheim (archaic) quiet, silent (archaic) synonym of einheimisch (“native”) (archaic) synonym of traulich (“homely, cosy”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== klammheimlich Heimlichkeit Heimlichtuer ==== Related terms ==== geheim unheimlich === Further reading === “heimlich” in Duden online “heimlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “heimlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.