heim

See also: Heim

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛi̯m

Noun

heim n (plural heimen, diminutive heimpje n)

1. Alternative form of heem.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse heim < heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haim]

Noun

heim n (genitive singular heims, plural heim)

1. home
2. hostel
3. asylum

Declension

n3	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	heim	heimið	heim	heimini
Accusative	heim	heimið	heim	heimini
Dative	heimi	heiminum	heimum	heimunum
Genitive	heims	heimsins	heima	heimanna

Related terms

• heimur (world)
• barnaheim (children's home)
• ellisheim (nursing home)
• frítíðarheim (school children's home for the afternoon)
• hvíldarheim (rehabilitation home)
• lærlingaheim (trainee's home)
• sjómansheim (sailor's home)
• vallaraheim (hostel)

Adverb

heim n

1. home, homeward

Related terms

• heima (at home)
• heiman (away from home)
• heim aftur - back home again
• heim til húsa - homward to the house
• ikki bera boðini heim - not return alive (verbally: "not carry the message home")

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German

Etymology

From Heim, "home".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯m/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Adverb

heim

1. home, home-, only in (flection of) verbs with the prefix "heim-"

Derived terms

• ich gehe heim - I go home (see heimgehen)
• du fährst heim - you drive home (see heimfahren)
• er kehrt heim - he returns home (see heimkehren)
• sie reist heim - she travels home (see heimreisen)
• wir zahlen heim - we retaliate (see heimzahlen)
• daheim (at home)
• Heim (home)
• Heimat (homeland)
• heimkommen (come home)
• heimlich (stealthily)

External links

• heim in Duden online

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heim (“home, homewards”), the accusative form of heimr (“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Adverb

heim

1. home

Derived terms

• fara heim (to go home)
• bjóða einhverjum heim (to invite somebody home)
• sækja heim (to visit, confer heimsækja)
• það kemur heim og saman (that is correct)

Related terms

• heimur

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Limburgish

Noun

heim n

1. home
2. house

Inflection

Inflection

	Root singular	Root plural	Diminutive singular	Diminutive plural
Nominative	heim	heimer	heimke	heimkes
Genitive	heims	heimer	heimkes	heimkes
Locative	heives	heiveser	heiveske	heiveskes
Dative¹	heivem	heimer	heivemske	heivemskes
Accusative¹	heim	heimern	heimke	heimkes

• Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

See also

• hoes

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• hjem (Bokmål)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heim < heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Noun

heim m

1. home
2. nursing home, hostel
3. world

Inflection

    Inflection of heim

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	heim	heimen	heimer	heimene
Nynorsk m	heim	heimen	heimar	heimane

References

• “heim” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heim.

Adverb

heim

1. home

   Nå går vi heim. (Bokmål)

   No går me heim. (Nynorsk)

   We go home now.

References

• “heim” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

An accusative form of heimr (“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Compare Old Saxon hēm, Old English hām, Old High German heim, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃 (haims).

Adverb

heim

1. home, homewards

   Flosi var allra manna glaðastr ok beztr heim at sækja.

   Flosi was most cheerful of all men and the best to visit.

Derived terms

• bæta heim fyrir sér (to make for one's soul's weal)
• bjóða heim (to bid one to a feast, confer heimboð)
• fara heim (to return home, to go home)
• fara heim á leið
• sækja heim (to visit, to attack somebody)

Descendants

• Icelandic: heim
• Faroese: heim
• Norwegian: heim
  • Bokmål: hjem
• Swedish: hem
• Danish: hjem

Related terms

• heimboð