heilige

See also: Heilige

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə/

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• Hyphenation: hei‧li‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləɣə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch heilige, from Old Dutch hēligo.

Adjective

heilige

1. inflection of heilig:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Noun

heilige m or f (plural heiligen)

1. (chiefly Christianity) saint
   1. (Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy) a Christian believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers
   2. (Protestantism, early Christianity) a Christian believer, a member of the church
   3. (Islam, chiefly Shia Islam) a Muslim believer who is believed to have performed miracles and to intercede on behalf of other believers
   4. (Hinduism, Buddhism) a holy man or woman, especially a priest, guru or ascetic, thought to be a miracle worker

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

heilige

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of heiligen

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

heilige

1. inflection of heilig:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Substantivised form of heilich.

Noun

heilige m

1. saint
2. (in the plural) relic, figure of a saint

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: heilige

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “heilige”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN