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/
  • (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

Derived terms

Noun

Heiliger f

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

References

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