Kamin

See also: kamin

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmiːn/

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Noun

Kamin m (genitive Kamins, plural Kamine)

1. fireplace

   Synonyms: (dated) Herd, (Switzerland) Cheminée

2. (regional) chimney

   Synonym: Schornstein

Usage notes

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

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)

Further reading

• “Kamin” in Duden online

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Japanese

Romanization

Kamin

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