hevig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic *habīg, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-. Equivalent to heffen (to heave) +‎ -ig (-y). Compare German hebig, English heavy.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hevig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

  1. 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

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)

  1. massive
  2. intense
  3. strong

Declension

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