-heid
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heit, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦəi̯t/
Suffix
-heid (plural -hede)
Derived terms
Afrikaans terms suffixed with -heid
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heit, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯t/
Suffix
-heid f (plural -heden)
Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -heid
Descendants
- Afrikaans: -heid
References
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *-haidu (abstract-noun suffix), from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“manner, way, style”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɛː²t/
Suffix
-heid f (plural -hede, diminutive -heidsje)
Declension
declension of -heid
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | Diminutive | Root | Diminutive | |
| Nominative | -heid | -heidsje | -hede | - |
| Genitive | -heid | -heidsjes | -hede | - |
| Locative | -heides | -heideske | -heidese | -heideskes |
| Dative | -heide (archaic) | -heidsjem (archaic) | -hede | - |
| Accusative | -heid | -heidsje | -hede | - |
Derived terms
Limburgish terms suffixed with -heid
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English -had, from Old English -hād. Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hid/
Suffix
-heid (plural -heids)
- A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
- A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
- brither + -heid → britherheid
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.
Suffix
-heid
References
- “-heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011