Hymne

See also: hymne

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hymnus, from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏmnə/

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Noun

Hymne f (genitive Hymne, plural Hymnen)

1. anthem (solemn secular song)
2. (possibly dated) hymn (religious song)

   Synonyms: Hymnus, Kirchenlied, Loblied

Declension

Declension of Hymne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hymne	die	Hymnen
genitive	einer	der	Hymne	der	Hymnen
dative	einer	der	Hymne	den	Hymnen
accusative	eine	die	Hymne	die	Hymnen

Hyponyms

• Bundeshymne
• Hochzeitshymne
• Lobeshymne
• Nationalhymne

Further reading

• “Hymne” in Duden online
• “Hymne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache