hjemme

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish hemæ, hemmæ, from Old Norse heima (at home), an adverb from the noun heimr. Compare Swedish hemma, English at home, German daheim.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jɛmə/, [ˈjɛmə], [ˈjɛmm̩]

Adverb[edit]

hjemme

  1. at home, home (in the place where one belongs, in a static position)

Descendants[edit]

  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjemme

See also[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish hjemme (at home, home), from Old Danish hemæ, hemmæ, from Old Norse heima, genitive indefinite plural form of heimr (realm, region, village, home), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (home, house, village), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (village, home), *tḱóymos (settlement, dwelling), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (to settle, dwell) +‎ *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adverb[edit]

hjemme

  1. at home

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