From Middle High German heilec, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
hellig (masculine hellije, feminine hellije or hellig, comparative hellijer, superlative et helligste)
From Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
hellig
positive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | hellig | helligere | helligst2 |
indefinite neuter singular | helligt | helligere | helligst2 |
plural | hellige | helligere | helligst2 |
definite attributive1 | hellige | helligere | helligste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Inherited from Middle High German hellic, hellec, ultimately perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out”).
hellig (strong nominative masculine singular helliger, comparative helliger, superlative am helligsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hellig | sie ist hellig | es ist hellig | sie sind hellig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | helliger | hellige | helliges | hellige |
genitive | helligen | helliger | helligen | helliger | |
dative | helligem | helliger | helligem | helligen | |
accusative | helligen | hellige | helliges | hellige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hellige | die hellige | das hellige | die helligen |
genitive | des helligen | der helligen | des helligen | der helligen | |
dative | dem helligen | der helligen | dem helligen | den helligen | |
accusative | den helligen | die hellige | das hellige | die helligen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein helliger | eine hellige | ein helliges | (keine) helligen |
genitive | eines helligen | einer helligen | eines helligen | (keiner) helligen | |
dative | einem helligen | einer helligen | einem helligen | (keinen) helligen | |
accusative | einen helligen | eine hellige | ein helliges | (keine) helligen |
From Danish hellig, from Old Danish hælægh, like Old Norse heilagr (Norwegian Nynorsk heilag) from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.
hellig (neuter singular hellig, definite singular and plural hellige, comparative helligere, indefinite superlative helligst, definite superlative helligste)
hellig