Himmel
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editHimmel (plural Himmels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Himmel is the 25989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 944 individuals. Himmel is most common among White (96.5%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Himmel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 179.
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- Hemmel (chiefly Ripuarian byform)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German himel.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHimmel m (plural Himmele)
- (most dialects) sky
- 2011, “Stääne”, performed by Klüngelköpp:
- Wenn am Himmel de Stääne danze
Un dä Dom sing Jlocke spillt,
Jo, dann weiß ich, datt ich derheim ben,
Jo, derheim ben hee am Rhing.- When the stars are dancing in the sky
And the Cologne Cathedral plays its bells,
Yeah, then I know that I am home,
Yeah, I am home here on the Rhine.
- When the stars are dancing in the sky
- (most dialects) heaven
- 1981, “Verdamp lang her”[1]performed by BAP:
- Verdammp lang her, datt ich bei dir am Jrav wor.
Verdammp lang her, datt mir jesprochen hann,
Un datt vum eine och jet beim andre aankom –
Su lang, datt ich mich kaum erinnere kann.
Häs fess jejläuv, datt wä em Himmel op dich waat.
„Ich jünne ’t dir“, hann ich jesat.- Damn long ago that I came to your grave.
Damn long ago that we talked,
And that something really came across from one to the other –
So long that I can hardly remember.
You firmly believed someone would be waiting for you in heaven.
“I hope there will be”, I said.
- Damn long ago that I came to your grave.
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHimmel m (strong, genitive Himmels, plural Himmel)
- sky
- Synonym: Atmosphäre
- Coordinate term: Erde
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 76:
- Auf der breiten Waldstraße, im kühlen Herbstschatten der Tannen, durch die ein mattblauer Himmel schimmerte, begegneten sich die Freunde.
- On the broad forest road, in the cool autumn shadow of the fir trees, through which a pale blue sky was shimmering, the two friends met.
- 1995, Christian Kracht, “Fünf”, in Faserland, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, published 2020, →ISBN:
- Der Himmel ist hier ganz anders. In Norddeutschland ist der Himmel riesengroß und erdrückt einen fast. Manchmal fällt es einem schwer, unter einem norddeutschen Himmel gescheit zu atmen.
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- heaven
- Synonyms: Paradies, Gottessort, Seelenwohnung
- Coordinate term: Hölle
- (bed) canopy
- Synonym: Betthimmel
- (automotive) headliner (interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle)
Declension
editDeclension of Himmel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Himmel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Himmel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Himmel” in Duden online
- Himmel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Himmel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHimmel m (plural Himmel)
- sky
- De Himmel is blau.
- The sky is blue.
- heaven
- Die Wowo wohnd jetz im Himmel.
- Grandma lives in heaven now.
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editHimmel m (plural Himmelen)
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil. Compare German Himmel, Dutch hemel.
Noun
editHimmel m (plural Himmle)
Plautdietsch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German hemmel.
Noun
editHimmel m (plural Himmels)
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