Heimweg

German

Etymology

heim (“home”) +‎ Weg (“way”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaɪ̯mˌveːk]
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  • Hyphenation: Heim‧weg

Noun

Heimweg m (genitive Heimwegs or Heimweges, plural Heimwege)

  1. way home
    • 1910, Frances Külpe, Rote Tage, S. Schottländers Schlesische Verlagsanstalt, page 77:
      Es dunkelte bereits, als der Kandidat seinen Heimweg antrat.
      It already started getting dark, when the candidate went on his way home.

Declension

Synonyms

  • Nachhauseweg

Further reading

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