himel

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• hemel

Etymology

From Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈhiməl/

Noun

himel m

1. sky
2. heaven

Declension

Declension of himel (strong masculine without umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	himel	die	himel, himele
genitive	eines	dës	himels, himeles	dër	himel, himele
dative	eime	dëm	himel, himele	dën	himeln, himelen
accusative	einen	dën	himel	die	himel, himele

Descendants

• Swabian: Hemmel, Hemml, Himml
• Bavarian: Himmi, Himml
  • Cimbrian: hümmel, hümbl (Luserna)
• Central Franconian: Himmel, Hemmel
  • Hunsrik: Himmel
  • Luxembourgish: Himmel
  • Transylvanian Saxon: Hemmel
• German: Himmel
• Rhine Franconian: Himmel
  • Pennsylvania German: Himmel
• Yiddish: הימל (himl)

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• himul

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

himel m

1. sky
2. heaven

Declension

Declension of himel (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	himel	himelar, himela
accusative	himel	himelar, himela
genitive	himeles	himela
dative	himele	himelum, himelem

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: Heemel
• West Frisian: himel

References

• Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎ (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN
• Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian himel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiməl/

Noun

himel c (plural himmelen, diminutive himmeltsje)

1. sky
2. heaven

Synonyms

• himmel

Further reading

• “himel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011