helgen
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)
- (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)
- (figuratively) saint (a person who does good)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | helgen | helgenen | helgener | helgenerne |
| genitive | helgens | helgenens | helgeners | helgenernes |
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
helgen c
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Noun
helgen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
helgen