himmel

See also: Himmel, and הימל

Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /heməl/, [ˈheml̩]

Noun

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

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

Declension

Declension of himmel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	himmel	himlen himmelen	himle	himlene
genitive	himmels	himlens himmelens	himles	himlenes

Derived terms

• himle
• himmelblå
• himmelbue
• himmelfalden
• himmelfart
• himmelflugt
• himmelhenrykt
• himmelhvælv
• himmelkugle
• himmellegeme
• himmelrum
• himmelseng
• himmelsk
• himmelstige
• himmelstormer
• himmelstrøg
• morgenhimmel
• nattehimmel
• sommerhimmel
• stjernehimmel
• tronhimmel
• vinterhimmel

 

References

• “himmel” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

himmel

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• himmellegeme
• himmelrike
• nattehimmel
• stjernehimmel

References

• “himmel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɪmːɛl/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• himmellekam
• himmelrike
• nattehimmel
• stjernehimmel

References

• “himmel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

himmel c

1. sky
2. heaven

Usage notes

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

Declension of himmel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	himmel	himmels
	definite	himlen	himlens
plural	indefinite	himlar	himlars
	definite	himlarna	himlarnas

Further reading

• himmel in Svensk ordbok.