hoeg

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauh (“high”), Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“to lift, to elevate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦux/
  • Rhymes: -ux

Adjective

hoeg (comparative hoeger, superlative hoegste or huugste, predicative superlative 't hoegs)

  1. high
  2. esteemed, distinguished

Declension

Declension of hoeg
number & gender masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative hoege hoeg hoeg hoeg hoeg hoeg
genitive hoegs hoeger hoeger hoeger hoegs hoeger
locative hoeges hoeges hoeges hoeges hoeges hoeges
vocative1 hoeg
dative2 hoege hoegen hoeger hoegen hoeg hoegen
accusative2 hoege hoegen hoeg hoeg hoeg hoegen
1Limited to a few fossilized forms.
2Nowadays obsolete, use the nominative instead.

Derived terms

Noun

hoeg n

  1. The heavens, on high.

References

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