Heiliger
See also: heiliger
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Heiliger.
Proper noun
editHeiliger (plural Heiligers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heiliger is the 62045th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 323 individuals. Heiliger is most common among White (92.88%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heiliger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155.
German
editEtymology
editMasculine substantive of heilig (“holy, sacred”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHeiliger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Heilige, genitive (des) Heiligen, plural Heilige, definite plural die Heiligen, feminine Heilige)
- saint (male or of unspecified gender)
- (informal) virtuous, honest person (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
editDeclension of Heiliger [masculine, adjectival]
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine gender | strong declension | |||
nominative | Heiliger | Heilige | ||
genitive | Heiligen | Heiliger | ||
dative | Heiligem | Heiligen | ||
accusative | Heiligen | Heilige | ||
weak declension | ||||
nominative | der | Heilige | die | Heiligen |
genitive | des | Heiligen | der | Heiligen |
dative | dem | Heiligen | den | Heiligen |
accusative | den | Heiligen | die | Heiligen |
mixed declension | ||||
nominative | ein | Heiliger | (keine) | Heiligen |
genitive | eines | Heiligen | (keiner) | Heiligen |
dative | einem | Heiligen | (keinen) | Heiligen |
accusative | einen | Heiligen | (keine) | Heiligen |
Derived terms
edit- Allerheiligen
- Eisheiliger
- Heiligenbild
- Heiligenkult
- Heiligenschein
- Heiligenschrein
- Heiligentag
- Heiligenverehrung
- Nationalheiliger
- Ortsheiliger
Related terms
editNoun
editHeiliger f
References
edit- “Heiliger” in Duden online
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