Hallig

English

Etymology

German Hallig

Noun

Hallig (plural Halligs or Halligen)

1. Any of a group of German North Sea islands without protective dykes.

   Hyponyms: Gröde, Habel, Hooge, Langeness, Norderoog, Nordstrandischmoor, Süderoog, Südfall

See also

• land under

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from North Frisian Hallich, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalɪç/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈhalɪk/

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Noun

Hallig f (genitive Hallig, plural Halligen)

1. Hallig (one of a number of German North Sea islands liable to flooding)

Declension

Declension of Hallig [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hallig	die	Halligen
genitive	einer	der	Hallig	der	Halligen
dative	einer	der	Hallig	den	Halligen
accusative	eine	die	Hallig	die	Halligen

See also

• Land unter

Further reading

• “Hallig” in Duden online
• “Hallig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Hallig on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de