helt
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German helt (“hero”) or German Held (“hero”), from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz (“hero”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛlˀt/, [ˈhɛlˀd̥]
Noun
helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helte)
- hero (a person who shows great courage and carries out extraordinary deeds)
- hero (a person who helps other selflessly)
- hero (a rolemodel)
- hero (the protagonist in a narrative)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | helt | helten | helte | heltene |
| genitive | helts | heltens | heltes | heltenes |
Derived terms
- antihelt
- drømmehelt
- filmhelt
- frihedshelt
- heltedyrkelse
- heltegerning
- heltesagn
- heltinde
- krigshelt
- nationalhelt
- sportshelt
- superhelt
- søhelt
- tøffelhelt
References
- “helt,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Danish hielth, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *heltą (“hilt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛlˀt/, [ˈhɛlˀd̥]
Noun
helt c (singular definite helten, plural indefinite helt)
- whitefish (especially the species Coregonus lavaretus).
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | helt | helten | helt | heltene |
| genitive | helts | heltens | helts | heltenes |
References
- “helt,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heːˀlt/, [ˈheˀld̥]
Adjective
helt
- neuter singular of hel
Adverb
helt
References
- “helt,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
helt
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
helt
- neuter singular of hel
Adverb
helt
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German helt (“hero”).
Noun
helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural helter, definite plural heltene)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Verb
helt
References
- “helt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German helt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛlt/
Noun
helt m (definite singular helten, indefinite plural heltar, definite plural heltane)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “helt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Verb
helt
- inflection of halda:
- first-person singular past indicative active
- third-person singular past indicative active
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heːlt/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
helt
- indefinite neuter singular of hel
Adverb
helt (not comparable)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
helt
Yola
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English helen, from Old English helan, from Proto-West Germanic *helan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛlt/, /hʊlt̪/
Verb
helt (past participle hole)
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 46