himmel

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See also: Himmel and הימל

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish himæn, himæl, from Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *himinaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish himmel, English heaven, German Himmel. The modern Scandinavian form with -l is influenced by German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /heməl/, [ˈheml̩]

Noun

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himmel c (singular definite himlen or himmelen, plural indefinite himle)

  1. sky
  2. (religion) heaven (a residence of supernatural, celestial beings)

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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himmel

  1. inflection of himmeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (cloud cover, sky). Influenced by German Himmel.

Noun

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himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himler, definite plural himlene)

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven (paradise)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (cloud cover, sky). Influenced by German Himmel.

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Noun

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himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himlar, definite plural himlane)

  1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
  2. heaven (paradise)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish himil, from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil. Replaced Old Swedish himin, Old Norse himinn.[1]

Noun

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himmel c

  1. sky
  2. heaven

Usage notes

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1. Alternative spellings for the definite singular exist:

  • himmelen - perhaps more often in reference to "heaven" as in "paradise"
  • himmeln

Similar for the genitive.
2. The dative plural himlom (instead of himmelen) is dated, but occurs in, e.g., older religious literature.

Declension

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Declension of himmel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative himmel himlen himlar himlarna
Genitive himmels himlens himlars himlarnas

References

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  1. ^ himmel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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