Himmel
See also: himmel
German
Etymology
From Old High German himil, from Proto-Germanic (Continental West Germanic) *himilaz from Proto-Germanic *himinaz. Cognate with Dutch hemel and English heaven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɪml̩], [ˈhɪməl]
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Noun
Himmel m (genitive Himmels, plural Himmel)
- sky
- Antonym: Erde
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 76:
- Auf der breiten Waldstraße, im kühlen Herbstschatten der Tannen, durch die ein mattblauer Himmel schimmerte, begegneten sich die Freunde.
- On the broad forest road, in the cool autumn shadow of the fir trees, through which a pale blue sky was shimmering, the two friends met.
- Auf der breiten Waldstraße, im kühlen Herbstschatten der Tannen, durch die ein mattblauer Himmel schimmerte, begegneten sich die Freunde.
- heaven
- Antonym: Hölle
- (automotive) headliner (interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle)
Declension
Derived terms
- Erdenhimmel
- Gotteshimmel
- Himmelsachse
- Himmelsäquator
- Himmelsbläue
- Himmelfahrt
- himmelhoch
- himmeln
- Himmelskunde
- Himmelslicht
- himmelschreiend
- Himmelszeichen
- himmelweit
- himmlisch
- himmelisch
- Himmelisch
- Planetenhimmel
- um Himmels willen
Further reading
- Himmel in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German himil, from Proto-Germanic *himilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhiməl/
Noun
Himmel m (plural Himmelen)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Noun
Himmel m (plural Himmle)
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German hemmel
Noun
Himmel m (plural Himmels)
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