höghet
Swedish
Etymology
hög (“high”) + -het (“-ness”)
Noun
höghet c
- (literally) highness
- Synonym: (height) höjd
- (solemn) loftiness; sublimity (of style or thought or the like)
- (solemn) greatness, exaltation
- (solemn) majesty (of a state or the like)
- highness ((part of a title for a) royal)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | höghet | höghets |
| definite | högheten | höghetens | |
| plural | indefinite | högheter | högheters |
| definite | högheterna | högheternas |
Derived terms
- ers höghet (“Your Highness”)
- hans kungliga höghet (“His Royal Highness”)
- hennes kungliga höghet (“Her Royal Highness”)
- kunglig höghet (“Royal Highness”)