hjem

== English == === Alternative forms === heyem (Northern England) hyem, yem (Geordie) home (many dialects) === Etymology === From Old English hām, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Swedish hem, Dutch heem and heim-. === Adverb === hjem (not comparable) (Northumbria) home. == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈjɛmˀ] Rhymes: -ɛmˀ === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz, cognate with Swedish hem, English home, German Heim, Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē). ==== Noun ==== hjem n (singular definite hjemmet, plural indefinite hjem) home ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heim, an adverbial accusative of the noun heimr, see above. Compare the adverbs Swedish hem, English home, German heim. ==== Adverb ==== hjem home (back to where somebody belongs) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== hjemme === References === “hjem” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Danish hjem, from Old Danish hēm, hiem, from Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home, house”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), *tḱóymos (“settlement, dwelling”), from o-grade form of *tḱey- (“to settle, dwell”) +‎ *-mos (action/result noun forming suffix). ==== Alternative forms ==== heim (Nynorsk also) ==== Noun ==== hjem n (definite singular hjemmet, indefinite plural hjem, definite plural hjemma or hjemmene) a home Place of origin or belonging. Similar to German Heimat. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== hjem home ===== Related terms ===== hjemme === References === “hjem” in The Bokmål Dictionary. "hjem" in Det Norske Akademis ordbok.