Himmel

From Old High German himil, from Proto-Germanic (Continental West Germanic) *himilaz from Proto-Germanic *himinaz. Cognate with Dutch hemel and English heaven.

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɪml̩], [ˈhɪməl]

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Himmel m (genitive Himmels, plural Himmel)

1. sky

   Antonym: 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.

2. heaven

   Antonym: Hölle

3. (automotive) headliner (interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle)

• Himmel in Duden online

From Old High German himil.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiml̩/

Himmel m (plural Himmel)

1. sky

   De Himmel is blau.

   The sky is blue.

2. heaven

   Die Wowo wohnd jetz im Himmel.

   Grandma lives in heaven now.

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Old High German himil, from Proto-Germanic *himilaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhimel/, [ˈhiməl]

Himmel m (plural Himmelen)

1. sky
2. heaven

Compare German Himmel, Dutch hemel.

Himmel m (plural Himmle)

1. heaven

From Middle Low German hemmel

Himmel m (plural Himmels)

1. sky
2. heaven