Heilige
See also: heilige
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡə]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Hei‧li‧ge
Etymology 1
Noun
Heilige f (adjectival, definite nominative die Heilige, genitive Heiliger, definite genitive der Heiligen, plural Heilige, definite plural die Heiligen, masculine Heiliger)
- female equivalent of Heiliger: female saint
- (informal) female equivalent of Heiliger: virtuous, honest woman
Declension
Declension of Heilige [feminine, adjectival]
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| feminine gender | strong declension | |||
| nominative | Heilige | Heilige | ||
| genitive | Heiliger | Heiliger | ||
| dative | Heiliger | Heiligen | ||
| accusative | Heilige | Heilige | ||
| weak declension | ||||
| nominative | die | Heilige | die | Heiligen |
| genitive | der | Heiligen | der | Heiligen |
| dative | der | Heiligen | den | Heiligen |
| accusative | die | Heilige | die | Heiligen |
| mixed declension | ||||
| nominative | eine | Heilige | (keine) | Heiligen |
| genitive | einer | Heiligen | (keiner) | Heiligen |
| dative | einer | Heiligen | (keinen) | Heiligen |
| accusative | eine | Heilige | (keine) | Heiligen |
References
- “Heilige” in Duden online
Etymology 2
Noun
Heilige m
- inflection of Heiliger:
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative singular
Further reading
- “Heilige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache