heftig

Dutch

Etymology

16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /-tɪx/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hef‧tig

Adjective

heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst)

1. fierce, severe
2. violent
3. passionate
4. impetuous, impulsive

Inflection

Declension of heftig
uninflected	heftig
inflected	heftige
comparative	heftiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		heftig	heftiger	het heftigst het heftigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	heftige	heftigere	heftigste
	n. sing.	heftig	heftiger	heftigste
	plural	heftige	heftigere	heftigste
definite		heftige	heftigere	heftigste
partitive		heftigs	heftigers	—

Related terms

• heftigheid

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German

Etymology

From Old High German heiftig. Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, [ˈhɛftʰɪç] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, [ˈhɛftʰɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Hef‧tig

Adjective

heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten)

1. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
   • 2012 July 2, Die Welt [1], page 24:

     Heftige Gewitter haben am Wochenende in Teilen Deutschlands erhebliche Schäden angerichtet.

     Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damages in parts of Germany on the weekend.

Derived terms

• Heftigkeit

Further reading

• “heftig” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

Compare Dutch heftig, English hefty.

Adjective

heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

1. fierce, heavy, vehement, intense, strong, hefty

Declension

Positive forms of heftig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is heftig	se is heftig	dat is heftig	se sünd heftig
partitive		een Heftigs	een Heftigs	wat Heftigs	allens Heftig
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heftige	heftige	heftig	heftige
	oblique	heftigen	heftige	heftig	heftige
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de heftige	de heftige	dat heftige	de heftigen
	oblique	den heftigen	de heftige	dat heftige	de heftigen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en heftige/heftigen	en heftige	en heftig/heftiget	(keen) heftigen
	oblique	en heftigen	en heftige	en heftig/heftiget	(keen) heftigen

Comparative forms of heftig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is heftiger	se is heftiger	dat is heftiger	se sünd heftiger
partitive		een heftigers	een heftigers	wat heftigers	allens heftiger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heftigere	heftigere	heftiger	heftigere
	oblique	heftigern	heftigere	heftiger	heftigere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de heftigere	de heftigere	dat heftigere	de heftigern
	oblique	den heftigern	de heftigere	dat heftigere	de heftigern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en heftigere/heftigeren	en heftigere	en heftiger	(keen) heftigern
	oblique	en heftigern	en heftigere	en heftiger	(keen) heftigern

Superlative forms of heftig

gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Heftigste	se is de Heftigste	dat is dat Heftigste	se sünd de Heftigsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	heftigste	heftigste	heftigst	heftigste
	oblique	heftigsten	heftigste	heftigst	heftigste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de heftigste	de heftigste	dat heftigste	de heftigsten
	oblique	den heftigsten	de heftigste	dat heftigste	de heftigsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en heftigste/heftigsten	en heftigste	en heftigst	(keen) heftigsten
	oblique	en heftigsten	en heftigste	en heftigst	(keen) heftigsten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

• dull
• unstüür
• hevig
• verwedert

Derived terms

• Heftigkeit

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Norwegian

Adjective

heftig

1. intense, fierce, violent
2. awesome, cool