hòolig
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German heilic, from Old High German heilag, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, sacred”). Cognate with German heilig, English holy.
Adjective
hòolig (comparative hòligor, superlative dar hòligorste)
- (Sette Comuni) holy, sacred
- De khércha ist hòolig. ― The church is sacred.
Declension
Positive forms of hòolig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist hòolig | zi ist hòolig | is ist hòolig | ze zèint hòolig | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar hòlighe | de hòliga | 's hòlighe | de hòlighen |
| accusative | in hòlighen | de hòliga | 's hòlighe | de hòlighen | |
| dative | me hòlighen | dar hòlighen | me hòlighen | in hòlighen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an hòligar | an hòliga | an hòlighes | (khòone) hòlighen |
| accusative | an hòlighen | an hòliga | an hòlighes | (khòone) hòlighen | |
| dative | aname hòlighen | anara hòlighen | aname hòlighen | (khòonen) hòlighen | |
| without article | nominative | hòlighe | |||
| accusative | hòlighe | ||||
| dative | hòlighen | ||||
Comparative forms of hòolig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist hòligor | zi ist hòligor | is ist hòligor | ze zèint hòligor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar hòligore | de hòligora | 's hòligore | de hòligorn |
| accusative | in hòligorn | de hòligora | 's hòligore | de hòligorn | |
| dative | me hòligorn | dar hòligorn | me hòligorn | in hòligorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an hòligorar | an hòligora | an hòligors | (khòone) hòligorn |
| accusative | an hòligorn | an hòligora | an hòligors | (khòone) hòligorn | |
| dative | aname hòligorn | anara hòligorn | aname hòligorn | (khòonen) hòligorn | |
| without article | nominative | hòligore | |||
| accusative | hòligore | ||||
| dative | hòligorn | ||||
Superlative forms of hòolig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar hòligorste | zi ist dar hòligorsta | is ist dar hòligorste | ze zèint dar hòligorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar hòligorste | de hòligorsta | 's hòligorste | de hòligorsten |
| accusative | in hòligorsten | de hòligorsta | 's hòligorste | de hòligorsten | |
| dative | me hòligorsten | dar hòligorsten | me hòligorsten | in hòligorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an hòligorstar | an hòligorsta | an hòligorstes | (khòone) hòligorsten |
| accusative | an hòligorsten | an hòligorsta | an hòligorstes | (khòone) hòligorsten | |
| dative | aname hòligorsten | anara hòligorsten | aname hòligorsten | (khòonen) hòligorsten | |
| without article | nominative | hòligorste | |||
| accusative | hòligorste | ||||
| dative | hòligorsten | ||||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hòolig” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo