himin

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *heminaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone, cloud, heaven”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈhiːmɪn]

Noun edit

himin m (genitive singular himins, plural himnar)

a sky, the heavens
(in the plural) heaven, paradise

Declension edit

Declension of himin
m21	singular		plural
m21	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	himin	himinin	himnar	himnarnir
accusative	himin	himinin	himnar	himnarnar
dative	himni	himninum	himnum	himnunum
genitive	himins	himinsins	himna	himnanna

Synonyms edit

himmal

References edit

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 87

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

himin

Romanization of 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

himin

indefinite accusative singular of himinn

Old Norse edit

Noun edit

himin

accusative singular of himinn