Masculine
Held
Meaning
- (masculine,weak) hero
- (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
braver Mann
fideler Kamerad
Götzenbild
gütiger Mensch
Heldengestalt
Herœ
hervorragende Persönlichkeit
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɛlt/
Etymology
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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