heimur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haiːmʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -aiːmʊɹ

Noun

heimur m (genitive singular heims, plural heimar)

1. world

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimur	heimurin	heimar	heimarnir
accusative	heim	heimin	heimar	heimarnar
dative	heimi	heiminum	heimum	heimunum
genitive	heims	heimsins	heima	heimanna

Synonyms

• verøld, verð

Derived terms

• alheimur (“universe”)
• andaheimur (“imaginary world”)
• bókaheimur (“national literature”)
• bókmentaheimur (“literature world”)
• djóraheimur (“animal kingdom”)
• dreymaheimur (“dream world”)
• evnaheimur (“the real world”)
• eysturheimur (“Eastern world”)
• helheimur (“realm of the dead”)
• norðurheimur (“Northern hemisphere”)
• suðurheimur (“Southern hemisphere”)
• umheimur (“surrounding world”)
• undirheimur (“underworld”)
• útheimur (“foreign countries”)
• vesturheimur (“Western world”)

 

Related terms

• heim (home)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheiːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːmʏr

Noun

heimur m (genitive singular heims, nominative plural heimar)

1. world

   Synonym: veröld

Declension

Declension of heimur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimur	heimurinn	heimar	heimarnir
accusative	heim	heiminn	heima	heimana
dative	heimi	heiminum	heimum	heimunum
genitive	heims	heimsins	heima	heimanna

Derived terms

• heimsyfirráð
• heimur versnandi fer (compare Danish verden er af lava)

Related terms

• heim