himmel

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See also: Himmel and הימל

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish himæn, himæl, from Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *himinaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish himmel, English heaven, German Himmel. The modern Scandinavian form with -l is influenced by German.

Pronunciation

Noun

himmel c (singular definite himlen or himmelen, plural indefinite himle)

  1. sky
  2. (religion) heaven (a residence of supernatural, celestial beings)

Declension

Declension of himmel
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative himmel himlen
himmelen 		himle himlene
genitive himmels himlens
himmelens 		himles himlenes

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

himmel

  1. inflection of himmeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.

Noun

himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himler, definite plural himlene)

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven (paradise)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.

Pronunciation

Noun

himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himlar, definite plural himlane)

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven (paradise)

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish himil, from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil. Replaced Old Swedish himin, Old Norse himinn.

Noun

himmel c

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Usage notes

1. Alternative spellings for the definite singular exist:

  • himmelen - perhaps more often in reference to "heaven" as in "paradise"
  • himmeln

Similar for the genitive.
2. The dative plural himlom (instead of himmelen) is dated, but occurs in, e.g., older religious literature.

Declension

Declension of himmel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative himmel himlen himlar himlarna
Genitive himmels himlens himlars himlarnas

References

  1. ^ himmel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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