halig

Hungarian

Etymology

hal +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒliɡ]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lig

Noun

halig

1. terminative singular of hal

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Old English

Alternative forms

• hāleġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailagaz (“holy, bringing health”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“healthy”) (whence Old English hāl > English whole). Cognate with Old Frisian hēlich, (West Frisian hillich), Old Saxon hēlag (Low German hillig), Dutch heilig, Old High German heilag (German heilig), Old Norse heilagr (Danish hellig, Swedish helig), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːlij/

Adjective

hāliġ

1. holy, sacred; pious; sound, healthy

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	hāl(i)ġa	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġan			nom.	hāliġ	hāliġ	hāl(i)ġu	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġu, -e	hāl(i)ġa, -e
accusative	hāl(i)ġan	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġan				acc.	hāliġne	hāliġ	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġe	hāl(i)ġu, -e	hāl(i)ġa, -e
genitive	hāl(i)ġan			hāliġra, hāl(i)ġena			gen.	hāl(i)ġes	hāl(i)ġes	hāliġre	hāliġra
dative	hāl(i)ġan			hāl(i)ġum			dat.	hāl(i)ġum	hāl(i)ġum	hāliġre	hāl(i)ġum
							instrumental	hāl(i)ġe

Descendants

• Middle English: hali, holi
  • English: holy
  • Scots: haly