hillich

== West Frisian == === Alternative forms === heilich === Etymology === From Old Frisian hēlich, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”). Cognate with Danish hellig, Dutch heilig, English holy, German heilig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪləx/ (Hindeloopen) IPA(key): /ˈhɛi̯ləx/ === Adjective === hillich holy pious, devout ==== Usage notes ==== In spoken language, heilich is often preferred over the more literary hillich. ==== Inflection ==== ==== Further reading ==== “hillich”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011