Helling
See also: helling
English
Proper noun
Helling (plural Hellings)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Helling is the 25381st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Helling is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Helling in 1803-1820. Derived from helling (“slope, incline”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.lɪŋ/
helling (file) - Hyphenation: Hel‧ling
- Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ
- Homophone: helling
Proper noun
Helling n
- A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Alternative forms
- Helge
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Hellinge, from Middle Low German hellinge, heldinge, from the verb helden (“to tilt, to hield”), Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Helling f (genitive Helling, plural Hellingen)
- (nautical) slipway
- Synonym: Stapel
Declension
Declension of Helling [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Helling | die | Hellingen |
| genitive | einer | der | Helling | der | Hellingen |
| dative | einer | der | Helling | den | Hellingen |
| accusative | eine | die | Helling | die | Hellingen |
Further reading
- “Helling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Helling” in Duden online