English

Noun

Zimmer ‎(plural Zimmers)

1. Short for Zimmer frame.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‎(“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate with English timber and Dutch timmer ‎(“building; construction; room”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪmɐ/

Noun

Zimmer n ‎(genitive Zimmers, plural Zimmer)

1. room
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 19:

     Die eigenen Zimmer hatten sich die Enkel nach persönlichem Geschmack eingerichtet.

     The grandchildren had furnished their own rooms according to their personal taste.

Declension

Synonyms

• Raum

Derived terms

See also

• Saal (for functions)
• Platz ‎(“place”)