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-hed
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hed he'd
Danish
Etymology
da gmw-pro gem-pro
From da gmq-oda -het, from da gml -heit, from da osx -hēd. Cognate with no -het, sv -het, de -heit, nl -heid and en -hood.
Suffix
da suffix c
Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness.
da venlig - da venlighed (friendly - friendliness)
Declension
en er
Synonyms
da -skab
Derived terms
da
References
da noun-forming suffixes
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -hede
Old Saxon
Etymology
osx gem-pro 1
From osx gmw-pro *-haidu -hood (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon osx hēd). Cognate with ang -hād (en -hood), nl -heid, goh -heit (de -heit).
Pronunciation
osx /hɛːd/
Suffix
osx suffix -hēd
forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
giwunohēd "habit"
Declension
-hēd -hēd
Derived terms
osx
Descendants
gml -heit
nds -heit
nds-de -heet -het
East Frisian: nds-de -heid
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommerisch, Paderbornisch: nds-de -heit
da -hed 1
is -heit 1
fo -heit 1
nb -het 1
sv -het 1