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heilig.

holy

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɦɛi̯.ləx/

  1. holy

  2. sacred

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch heilich, from Old Dutch heilig, from Proto-West Germanic *hailag, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz. Equivalent to heil (“salvation”) + -ig (“-y”).

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