heilich

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German heilic (hailig, heilec), from Old High German heilag.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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heilich

  1. holy
  2. sacred
    En heilicher Platz.
    A sacred place.

Declension

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Declension of heilich (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative heilich heilich heilich heiliche
accusative heiliche heilich heilich heiliche
dative heiliche heiliche heiliche heiliche
Strong inflection nominative heilicher heiliche heiliches heiliche
accusative heiliche heiliche heiliches heiliche
dative heilichem heilicher heilichem heiliche

Further reading

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag.

Adjective

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heilich

  1. holy, sacred

Inflection

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Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite heilich heiligge heilich heiligge
Definite heiligge heiligge
Accusative Indefinite heiliggen heiligge heilich heiligge
Definite heiligge
Genitive Indefinite heilichs heiligger heilichs heiligger
Definite heilichs, heiliggen heilichs, heiliggen
Dative heiliggen heiligger heiliggen heiliggen

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: heilig
    • Afrikaans: heilig
    • Negerhollands: heilig
  • Limburgish: hèèlig

Further reading

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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German heilec, from Old High German heilag. Compare German heilig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Icelandic heilagur.

Adjective

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heilich

  1. holy, sacred

Plautdietsch

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German hilch, from Old Saxon hēlag.

Adjective

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heilich

  1. holy, sacred, sacrosanct