Heim

See also: heim

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German heim, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, Albanian komb

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯m/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Noun

Heim n (genitive Heimes, plural Heime)

1. home
2. hostel
3. asylum

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Altersheim
• Eigenheim
• geheim
• Heimarbeit
• Heimat

• heimisch
• heimlich
• Kinderheim
• unheimlich
• Wohnheim

See also

• -heim
• heim
• Zuhause n

Further reading

• “Heim” in Duden online