heftig

See also: hèftig

Dutch

Etymology

16th c., borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (“control”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛftəx/, /ˈɦɛftɪx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: hef‧tig

Adjective

heftig (comparative heftiger, superlative heftigst)

  1. fierce, severe
  2. violent
  3. passionate
  4. impetuous, impulsive

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • heftigheid

German

Etymology

From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“struggle, conflict”). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק‎ (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (“impetuous”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪç/, [ˈhɛftʰɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛftɪk/, [ˈhɛftʰɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: hef‧tig

Adjective

heftig (strong nominative masculine singular heftiger, comparative heftiger, superlative am heftigsten)

  1. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
    • 2012 July 2, Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 24:
      Heftige Gewitter haben am Wochenende in Teilen Deutschlands erhebliche Schäden angerichtet.
      Severe thunderstorms have caused significant damages in parts of Germany on the weekend.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “heftig” in Duden online
  • “heftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Low German

Etymology

Ultimately from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“conflict, struggle”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English hefty, as well as Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Adjective

heftig (comparative heviger, superlative hevigst)

  1. fierce, heavy, vehement, intense, strong, hefty

Declension
Positive forms of heftig
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is heftig se is heftig dat is heftig se sünd heftig
partitive een Heftigs een Heftigs wat Heftigs allens Heftig
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative heftige heftige heftig heftige
oblique heftigen heftige heftig heftige
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de heftige de heftige dat heftige de heftigen
oblique den heftigen de heftige dat heftige de heftigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en heftige/heftigen en heftige en heftig/heftiget (keen) heftigen
oblique en heftigen en heftige en heftig/heftiget (keen) heftigen
Comparative forms of heftig
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is heftiger se is heftiger dat is heftiger se sünd heftiger
partitive een heftigers een heftigers wat heftigers allens heftiger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative heftigere heftigere heftiger heftigere
oblique heftigern heftigere heftiger heftigere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de heftigere de heftigere dat heftigere de heftigern
oblique den heftigern de heftigere dat heftigere de heftigern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en heftigere/heftigeren en heftigere en heftiger (keen) heftigern
oblique en heftigern en heftigere en heftiger (keen) heftigern
Superlative forms of heftig
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Heftigste se is de Heftigste dat is dat Heftigste se sünd de Heftigsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative heftigste heftigste heftigst heftigste
oblique heftigsten heftigste heftigst heftigste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de heftigste de heftigste dat heftigste de heftigsten
oblique den heftigsten de heftigste dat heftigste de heftigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en heftigste/heftigsten en heftigste en heftigst (keen) heftigsten
oblique en heftigsten en heftigste en heftigst (keen) heftigsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian

Adjective

heftig

  1. intense, fierce, violent
  2. awesome, cool
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