hevig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-. Compare German hebig, English heavy.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
hevig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)
- violent, intense
Inflection
| Inflection of hevig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | hevig | |||
| inflected | hevige | |||
| comparative | heviger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | hevig | heviger | het hevigst het hevigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | hevige | hevigere | hevigste |
| n. sing. | hevig | heviger | hevigste | |
| plural | hevige | hevigere | hevigste | |
| definite | hevige | hevigere | hevigste | |
| partitive | hevigs | hevigers | — | |
Synonyms
- heftig
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German hēvich, from Old Saxon *heƀig, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz. Compare Dutch hevig, English heavy.
Adjective
hevig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)
- massive
- intense
- strong
Declension
Positive forms of hevig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is hevig | se is hevig | dat is hevig | se sünd hevig | |
| partitive | een Hevigs | een Hevigs | wat Hevigs | allens Hevig | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | hevige | hevige | hevig | hevige |
| oblique | hevigen | hevige | hevig | hevige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de hevige | de hevige | dat hevige | de hevigen |
| oblique | den hevigen | de hevige | dat hevige | de hevigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en hevige | en hevige | en hevig/heviget | (keen) hevigen |
| oblique | en hevigen | en hevige | en hevig/heviget | (keen) hevigen | |
Comparative forms of hevig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is heviger | se is heviger | dat is heviger | se sünd heviger | |
| partitive | een hevigers | een hevigers | wat hevigers | allens heviger | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | hevigere | hevigere | heviger | hevigere |
| oblique | hevigern | hevigere | heviger | hevigere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de hevigere | de hevigere | dat hevigere | de hevigern |
| oblique | den hevigern | de hevigere | dat hevigere | de hevigern | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en hevigere | en hevigere | en heviger | (keen) hevigern |
| oblique | en hevigern | en hevigere | en heviger | (keen) hevigern | |
Superlative forms of hevig
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | he is de Hevigste | se is de Hevigste | dat is dat Hevigste | se sünd de Hevigsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | hevigste | hevigste | hevigst | hevigste |
| oblique | hevigsten | hevigste | hevigst | hevigste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | de hevigste | de hevigste | dat hevigste | de hevigsten |
| oblique | den hevigsten | de hevigste | dat hevigste | de hevigsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | en hevigste | en hevigste | en hevigst | (keen) hevigsten |
| oblique | en hevigsten | en hevigste | en hevigst | (keen) hevigsten | |
| Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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Synonyms
- dull
- unstüür
- heftig
- verwedert