Heiliger

See also: heiliger

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heiliger.

Proper noun

Heiliger (plural Heiligers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • 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

German

Etymology

Masculine substantive of heilig (“holy, sacred”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯.lɪ.ɡɐ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hei‧li‧ger

Noun

Heiliger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Heilige, genitive (des) Heiligen, plural Heilige, definite plural die Heiligen, feminine Heilige)

  1. saint (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. (informal) virtuous, honest person (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension
Declension 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

Noun

Heiliger f

  1. inflection of Heilige:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural

References
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