heimlich

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See also: Heimlich

German

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German heimlich, heimelich, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German heimilīh, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *haimalīkaz, equivalent to Heim +‎ -lich. Compare Dutch heimelijk, English homely, Danish hemmelig, Swedish hemlig. More at homely.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mlɪç/
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Adjective

heimlich (comparative heimlicher, superlative am heimlichsten)

  1. secret, clandestine (done or kept in secret)

Declension

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