hemel

See also: Hemel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch hemel (“heaven”), from Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, himel, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɪəməl/

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Noun

hemel (plural hemele)

1. heaven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hēmel, from Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.məl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: he‧mel
• Rhymes: -eːməl

Noun

hemel m (plural hemelen, diminutive hemeltje n)

1. sky, heavens (visible sky)

   De hemel was helder en vol sterren. ― The sky was clear and full of stars.

   Er is geen wolkje aan de hemel. ― There isn't a cloud in the sky.

2. heaven (divine abode; type of afterlife)

   Veel mensen geloven dat goede zielen naar de hemel gaan. ― Many people believe that good souls go to heaven.

   Hij gelooft dat zijn grootouders nu in de hemel zijn. ― He believes his grandparents are now in heaven.

Derived terms

• hemel en aarde bewegen
• hemelblauw
• hemelgeit
• hemellichaam
• hemels
• hemelsleutel
• hemelvaart

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: hemel
• Negerhollands: hemel, himun, himul
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: hemel (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: heimel

Noun

hemel m (plural hemels, diminutive hemeltje n)

1. canopy, baldachin

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Noun

hēmel m

1. heaven, sky
2. Heaven

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: hemel
  • Afrikaans: hemel
• Limburgish: hieëmel

Further reading

• “hemel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hemel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN