Kamin

See also: kamin and kamiń

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kamîn, from Old High German kemîn, from Latin camīnus. Compare English chimney.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmiːn/

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧min

Noun

Kamin m or (usually in Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Kamins or Kamines, plural Kamine)

1. fireplace

   Synonyms: Feuerstätte, (dated) Herd, (Switzerland) Cheminée

2. (regional) chimney

   Synonyms: Schornstein, Schlot, Rauchfang (Austria)

Usage notes

In order to specify the sense “fireplace” as opposed to “chimney”, the former can be referred to as offener Kamin.

Declension

Declension of Kamin [masculine // neuter (usually in Switzerland), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Kamin	die	Kamine
genitive	eines	des	Kamins, Kamines	der	Kamine
dative	einem	dem	Kamin, Kamine1	den	Kaminen
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Kamin	die	Kamine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Schornstein

Related terms

• Kaminfeger, Kaminfeuer, Kaminholz, Kaminkehrer, Kaminsims, Kaminzimmer

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: комин (komin)
• → Czech: komín
• → Japanese: カミン (kamin)
• → Polish: komin
• → Russian: камин (kamin)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: камин

  Latin script: kamin

• → Slovak: komín
• → Slovene: kamin
• → Ukrainian: комин (komyn)

See also

• Kemenate

Further reading

• “Kamin” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kamin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kamin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kamin” in Duden online

Japanese

Romanization

Kamin

1. Rōmaji transcription of かみん
2. Rōmaji transcription of カミン