hemel

See also: Hemel

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Etymology

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

Noun

hemel (plural hemele)

  1. heaven

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.məl/
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  • Hyphenation: he‧mel
  • Rhymes: -eːməl

Noun

hemel m (plural hemelen, diminutive hemeltje n)

  1. heaven
  2. sky, heavens

hemel m (plural hemels, diminutive hemeltje n)

  1. canopy, baldachin

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

hēmel m

  1. heaven, sky
  2. Heaven

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: hemel
  • Limburgish: hieëmel

Further reading
  • “hemel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “hemel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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