-hed

See also: hed and he'd

Danish

Etymology

Compare English -hood, -head.

Suffix

-hed

Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; function is similar to -ty and -ness.

Usage notes

Formed nouns are of common gender and inflect as: -hed, -heden, -heder, -hederne (assuming countability).

Derived terms

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Middle English

Suffix

-hed

Alternative form of -hede

References

“-hed(e (suf.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 June 2018.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“state, condition”) (originally a noun, represented by Old Saxon hēd). Cognate with Old English -hād (English -hood), Dutch -heid, Old High German -heit (German -heit).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛːd/

Suffix

-hēd

forming nouns of condition or quality, from nouns or adjectives
giwunohēd "habit"

Declension

Declension of -hēd (feminine u-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	-hēd	-hēdi
accusative	-hēd	-hēdi
genitive	-hēdi	-hēdo
dative	-hēdi	-hēdum
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

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Descendants

Low German: -heid (East Frisian), -heit (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommerisch), -heet, -het

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