-heit

(Engels)

1. (feminine, morpheme) Converts an adjective into a noun and usually denotes an abstract quality of the adjectival root. It is often equivalent to the English suffixes -ness, -th, -ty, -dom
2. (feminine, morpheme) Converts concrete nouns into abstract nouns

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/-haɪ̯t/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: -heit

Geërf van Old High German: -heit

Verwante met Nederlands: -heid

Verwante met Engels: -hood

Verwante met Deens: -hed

In summary

From Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic *-haidu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“personality, character, manner, way”). Cognate with Dutch -heid, English -hood, Danish -hed.

Sinonieme

-keit

-nis

-schaft

-tät

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-ität