"Himmel" meaning in German

See Himmel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈhɪml̩], [ˈhɪməl] Audio: De-Himmel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German himel, from Old High German himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|himel}} Middle High German himel, {{inh|de|goh|himil}} Old High German himil, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*himil}} Proto-West Germanic *himil Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Himmel m (strong, genitive Himmels, plural Himmel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Himmels [genitive], Himmel [plural], strong [table-tags], Himmel [nominative, singular], Himmel [definite, nominative, plural], Himmels [genitive, singular], Himmel [definite, genitive, plural], Himmel [dative, singular], Himmeln [dative, definite, plural], Himmel [accusative, singular], Himmel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. sky Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Atmosphäre
    Sense id: en-Himmel-de-noun-BfUU-ufK
  2. heaven Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Paradies, Gottessort, Seelenwohnung
    Sense id: en-Himmel-de-noun-gY7-RqbC
  3. (bed) canopy Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Betthimmel
    Sense id: en-Himmel-de-noun-~uXf1GsS
  4. (automotive) headliner (interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-Himmel-de-noun-CQvxmSnm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 20 73 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Erdenhimmel, Gotteshimmel, Himmelbett, Himmelfahrt, himmelhoch, himmelisch, Himmelisch, himmeln, Himmelsachse, Himmelsäquator, Himmelsbläue, himmelschreiend, Himmelskunde, Himmelslicht, Himmelszeichen, himmelweit, himmlisch, in den Himmel heben, Planetenhimmel, um Himmels willen

Inflected forms

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      "word": "himmelhoch"
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      "word": "Himmelszeichen"
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      "word": "himmelweit"
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    {
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      "word": "in den Himmel heben"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: Erde"
        },
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          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 76:",
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          "text": "Der Himmel ist hier ganz anders. In Norddeutschland ist der Himmel riesengroß und erdrückt einen fast. Manchmal fällt es einem schwer, unter einem norddeutschen Himmel gescheit zu atmen.",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: Hölle"
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɪml̩]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈhɪməl]"
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "Erdenhimmel"
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      "word": "Gotteshimmel"
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    {
      "word": "Himmelbett"
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    {
      "word": "Himmelfahrt"
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