-heid

See also: heid and Heid

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch -heid, from Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦəi̯t/

Suffix

-heid (plural -hede)

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

Derived terms
Afrikaans terms suffixed with -heid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch -heit, from Old Dutch -heid, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Cognate with German -heit, English -hood.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɛi̯t/

Suffix

-heid f (plural -heden)

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

Derived terms
Dutch terms suffixed with -heid

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: -heid

References
  1. J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English -had, from Old English -hād. Cognate with Dutch -heid, German -heit, English -hood.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hid/

Suffix

-heid (plural -heids)

  1. A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.
    ‎bairn + ‎-heid → ‎bairnheid
  2. A substantive suffix denoting a group sharing a specified condition or state.
    ‎brither + ‎-heid → ‎britherheid

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian -hēd, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu.

Suffix

-heid

  1. -ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective.

References
  • “-heid”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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