himmel

== 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) sky (religion) heaven (a residence of supernatural, celestial beings) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “himmel” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === himmel inflection of himmeln: first-person singular present 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) sky (atmosphere above a point) 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) sky (atmosphere above a point) 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 sky 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === himmel in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker himmel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)