helig
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hēlich, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Cognates include West Frisian hillig and German heilig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːlɪɣ/
- Hyphenation: he‧lig
- Rhymes: -eːlɪɣ
Adjective
helig (inflected helige, comparative heliger, superlative heligst)
- holy
Derived terms
- Helige Jeest
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “helig”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hēlagher, hēligher, hælig, hælog, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːˌlɪɡ/
Audio (file)
Adjective
helig
- holy
Declension
| Inflection of helig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | helig | heligare | heligast |
| Neuter singular | heligt | heligare | heligast |
| Plural | heliga | heligare | heligast |
| Masculine plural3 | helige | heligare | heligast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | helige | heligare | heligaste |
| All | heliga | heligare | heligaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||