-heit

Betekenis (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

Concepten

-heid

-schap

-ie

-te

-teit

-nis

Synoniemen

-keit

-nis

-schaft

-tät

-

-ität

Vertalingen

-ness

-idade

-idão

-hood

-y

-ity

hood

-ship

Th

OSE

-esse

te

abilité

-ous

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/-haɪ̯t/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: -heit

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: -heit

Verwant aan Nederlands: -heid

Verwant aan Engels: -hood

Verwant aan 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.