himel

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Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈhiməl/

Noun

himel m

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Declension

Declension of himel (masculine, class 1 strong)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër himel die himel, himele
genitive eines dës himels, himeles dër himel, himele
dative eime dëm himel, himele dën himeln, himelen
accusative einen dën himel die himel, himele

Descendants

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himel m

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Declension

Declension of himel (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative himel himelar, himela
accusative himel himelar, himela
genitive himeles himela
dative himele himelum, himelem

Descendants

References

  • Hofmann, Dietrich, Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008) Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
  • Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian himel.

Pronunciation

Noun

himel c (plural himmelen, diminutive himmeltsje)

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “himel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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