-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