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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