Masculine
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Held

Meaning

  1. (masculine, weak) hero
  2. (masculine, weak) protagonist

Concepts

great man

brave warrior

man of valour

man of valor

brave man

outstanding person

very strong person

agreeable fellow

leading actor

leading part

master mind

Synonyms

Hauptperson

Hauptakteur

Titelperson

herausragende Persönlichkeit

Leitfigur

Heroe

großer Mann

tapferer Kerl

tapferer Mann

Titelfigur

Titelrolle

treue Seele

tüchtiger Bursche

wackerer Mann

großer Geist

heldenhafte Person

hervorragende Person

heldenhafter Mensch

zentrale Figur

handfester Kerl

alter Kämpe

kühner Mensch

tapferer Krieger

mutiger Mensch

pflichttreuer Mensch

Schlüsselperson

tragende Rolle

tragende Figur

strahlender Held

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

held

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɛlt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German helt (genitive heldes), from Old High German helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ (“hero”). Cognate with Old English hæleþ (English health), Old Saxon helið (Dutch held), West Frisian held, Old Norse halr, hǫlðr (Norwegian Nynorsk hauld). Outside of Germanic, possibly also related to Ancient Greek κέλωρ (kélōr), Tocharian B kālyśke (“boy”).

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