Heiland

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch heilant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: Hei‧land
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lɑnt

Proper noun

Heiland m

1. (Christianity) Savior (North America), Saviour (Commonwealth)

Related terms

• heiland

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heiland
• Negerhollands: heiland

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heilant, from Old High German heilant. From the present participle of Old High German heilen. Calque of Latin salvātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯ˌlant/

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Noun

Heiland m (strong, genitive Heilandes or Heilands, plural Heilande, feminine Heilandin)

1. savior

Declension

Declension of Heiland [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Heiland	die	Heilande
genitive	eines	des	Heilandes, Heilands	der	Heilande
dative	einem	dem	Heiland, Heilande1	den	Heilanden
accusative	einen	den	Heiland	die	Heilande

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Heil
• heilen

Further reading

• “Heiland” in Duden online