héllig

See also: hellig

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German hellec (“exhausted, thirsty”). Cognate with obsolete German hellig (“exhausted, thirsty”, also “discontent, recalcitrant”), Dutch hellig (“angry”). Probably related with Middle High German hel (“weak”) and/or Middle Dutch hael (“parched, droughty”), and further perhaps with Latin callus, Proto-Slavic *kaliti.

Adjective

héllig (comparative hélligor, superlative dar hélligorste) (Sette Comuni)

1. empty, vacant
2. unfed, undernourished, malnourished
3. (by extension, of animals) skinny due to malnutrition; having sunken flanks

   De khüu zèint héllig. ― The cows are visibly malnourished.

Declension

Positive forms of héllig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist héllig	zi ist héllig	is ist héllig	ze zèint héllig
with definite article	nominative	dar héllighe	de hélliga	's héllighe	de héllighen
	accusative	in héllighen	de hélliga	's héllighe	de héllighen
	dative	me héllighen	dar héllighen	me héllighen	in héllighen
with indefinite article	nominative	an hélligar	an hélliga	an héllighes	(khòone) héllighen
	accusative	an héllighen	an hélliga	an héllighes	(khòone) héllighen
	dative	aname héllighen	anara héllighen	aname héllighen	(khòonen) héllighen
without article	nominative				héllighe
	accusative				héllighe
	dative				héllighen

Comparative forms of héllig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist hélligor	zi ist hélligor	is ist hélligor	ze zèint hélligor
with definite article	nominative	dar hélligore	de hélligora	's hélligore	de hélligorn
	accusative	in hélligorn	de hélligora	's hélligore	de hélligorn
	dative	me hélligorn	dar hélligorn	me hélligorn	in hélligorn
with indefinite article	nominative	an hélligorar	an hélligora	an hélligors	(khòone) hélligorn
	accusative	an hélligorn	an hélligora	an hélligors	(khòone) hélligorn
	dative	aname hélligorn	anara hélligorn	aname hélligorn	(khòonen) hélligorn
without article	nominative				hélligore
	accusative				hélligore
	dative				hélligorn

Superlative forms of héllig

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dar hélligorste	zi ist dar hélligorsta	is ist dar hélligorste	ze zèint dar hélligorste
with definite article	nominative	dar hélligorste	de hélligorsta	's hélligorste	de hélligorsten
	accusative	in hélligorsten	de hélligorsta	's hélligorste	de hélligorsten
	dative	me hélligorsten	dar hélligorsten	me hélligorsten	in hélligorsten
with indefinite article	nominative	an hélligorstar	an hélligorsta	an hélligorstes	(khòone) hélligorsten
	accusative	an hélligorsten	an hélligorsta	an hélligorstes	(khòone) hélligorsten
	dative	aname hélligorsten	anara hélligorsten	aname hélligorsten	(khòonen) hélligorsten
without article	nominative				hélligorste
	accusative				hélligorste
	dative				hélligorsten

See also

• hòllot

Further reading

• “héllig” 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