himmel
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]himmel c (singular definite himlen or himmelen, plural indefinite himle)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “himmel” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]himmel
- inflection of himmeln:
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.
Noun
[edit]himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himler, definite plural himlene)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “himmel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse himinn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *himinaz (“cloud cover, sky”). Influenced by German Himmel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]himmel m (definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himlar, definite plural himlane)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “himmel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish himil, from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil. Replaced Old Swedish himin, Old Norse himinn.[1]
Noun
[edit]himmel c
Usage notes
[edit]1. Alternative spellings for the definite singular exist:
Similar for the genitive.
2. The dative plural himlom (instead of himmelen) is dated, but occurs in, e.g., older religious literature.
Declension
[edit]Declension of himmel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | himmel | himlen | himlar | himlarna |
Genitive | himmels | himlens | himlars | himlarnas |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- himmel in Svensk ordbok.
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