-heid
See also: heid and Heid
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦəi̯t/
Suffix
-heid (plural -hede)
- -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯t/
Suffix
-heid f (plural -heden)
- -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.
Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -heid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: -heid
References
- J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Scots
Etymology
From Old English -hād.Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hid/
Suffix
-heid (plural -heids)
- A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
- bairn - bairnheid
- A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
- brither - britherheid
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Suffix
-heid
- -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.
References
- “-heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011