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Danish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Danish hælghæn, from Old Saxon hēlagon (“saints”), definite plural of the adjective hēlag (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz, cognate of German heilig, English holy. Doublet of hellig (“holy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]helgen c (singular definite helgenen, plural indefinite helgener)
- (religion) saint (a dead person recognised as holy in Christianity)
- (figuratively) saint (a person who does good)
Declension
[edit]Declension of helgen
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helgen | helgenen | helgener | helgenerne |
genitive | helgens | helgenens | helgeners | helgenernes |
References
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]helgen c
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgener, definite plural helgenene)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]helgen m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]helgen m (definite singular helgenen, indefinite plural helgenar, definite plural helgenane)
Derived terms
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]helgen
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