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heet Heet Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr -keet see usage notes gmw-cfr -häät, gmw-cfr -käät eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald gmw-cfr -heit, gmw-cfr -keit Kölsch; Westerwald Etymology From gmw-cfr gmh -heit, from gmw-cfr goh -heit, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *-haidu. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /-(h)eːt/ Suffix gmw-cfr suffix f plural -heete gmw-cfr Ripuarian western _ Moselle Franconian converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood Usage notes The variant forms with -k- are not native but were introduced from standard German de -keit during the 19th century. They are now used more or less invariably after gmw-cfr -ig, gmw-cfr -elig, and gmw-cfr -isch. Otherwise, the h-form is still preferred, though speakers may also follow the standard German rules; thus: gmw-cfr langsam → gmw-cfr Langsamheet or younger gmw-cfr Langsamkeet. Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh -heit, from lb goh -heit, from lb gmw-pro *-haidu. Cognate with de -heit and en -hood. Pronunciation lb /heːt/ Suffix lb suffix f plural -heeten Converts an adjective into a noun, usually to denote an abstract quality of the adjectival root. Often equivalent to English en -ness. lb daf deaf Dafheet deafness lb Kand child Kandheet childhood Derived terms lb Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh -heit, from pdc goh -heit, from pdc gmw-pro *-haidu. Cognate with de -heit, nl -heid, en -hood. Suffix pdc suffix Converts an adjective into a noun, usually to denote an abstract quality of the adjectival root. Derived terms pdc