German

Noun

Himmel m ‎(genitive Himmels, plural Himmel)

1. sky
   • 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 paleblue sky was shimmering, the two friends met.

2. heaven

Declension

Antonyms

• (sky): Erde
• (heaven): Hölle

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiməl/

Noun

Himmel m ‎(plural Himmelen)

1. sky
2. heaven

Danish

Noun

himmel c (singular definite himlen or himmelen, plural indefinite himle)

1. sky
2. heaven

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse himinn. The last letter "l" is derived from German Himmel.

Noun

himmel m ‎(definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himler, definite plural himlene)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
2. heaven (paradise)

Derived terms

• himmellegeme
• himmelrike
• nattehimmel
• stjernehimmel

References

• “himmel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse himinn. The last letter "l" is derived from German Himmel.

Noun

himmel m ‎(definite singular himmelen, indefinite plural himlar, definite plural himlane)

1. sky (atmosphere above a point)
2. heaven (paradise)

Derived terms

• himmelrike
• nattehimmel
• stjernehimmel

References

• “himmel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish himin, from Old Norse himinn.

Pronunciation

Noun

himmel c

1. sky
2. heaven

Declension

Usage notes

1. Alternative spelling for the definite singular exist:

• himmelen - perhaps more often in reference to "heaven" as in "paradise"
• himmeln

Similar for the genitive.
2. The dative singular himlom (instead of himmelen) is dated.