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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-heid (plural -hede)
- -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-heid f (plural -heden)
- -ness, -ity; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English -had, from Old English -hād. Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-heid (plural -heids)
- A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
- bairn + -heid → bairnheid
- A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
- brither + -heid → britherheid
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.
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