"Zimmer" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sɪmɐ/ Audio: De-at-Zimmer.ogg , De-Zimmer.oga
Rhymes: -ɪmɐ Etymology: From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*dem-}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zimber}} Middle High German zimber, {{inh|de|goh|zimbar}} Old High German zimbar, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*timr}} Proto-West Germanic *timr, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*timrą}} Proto-Germanic *timrą, {{der|de|ine-pro|*dem-|t=build, house}} Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”), {{cog|ine-pro|*dṓm}} Proto-Indo-European *dṓm, {{cog|en|timber}} English timber, {{cog|nl|timmer|t=building; construction; room}} Dutch timmer (“building; construction; room”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n|dim=chen}} Zimmer n (strong, genitive Zimmers, plural Zimmer, diminutive Zimmerchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Zimmers [genitive], Zimmer [plural], Zimmerchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Zimmer [nominative, singular], Zimmer [definite, nominative, plural], Zimmers [genitive, singular], Zimmer [definite, genitive, plural], Zimmer [dative, singular], Zimmern [dative, definite, plural], Zimmer [accusative, singular], Zimmer [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling) Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Raum Derived forms: Frauenzimmer (english: woman) [neuter], Gästezimmer (english: guest room) [neuter], Zimmermann (english: carpenter) [masculine], Zimmernummer (english: room number) [feminine], Zimmerpflanze (english: houseplant, indoor plant) [feminine], Zimmerschlüssel (english: room key) [masculine], Zimmerservice (english: room service) [masculine, neuter], Zimmertemperatur (english: room temperature) [feminine] Related terms: Stube, Kammer, Saal (english: for function), Platz [place]
    Sense id: en-Zimmer-de-noun-MgapBIef Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Hyponyms: Arbeitszimmer (english: workroom) [neuter], Badezimmer (english: bathroom) [neuter], Behandlungszimmer (english: treatment room, surgery room) [neuter], Besprechungszimmer (english: meeting room, briefing room) [neuter], Besucherzimmer (english: visitors' room) [neuter], Esszimmer (english: dining room) [neuter], Hinterzimmer (english: backroom) [neuter], Hotelzimmer (english: hotel room) [neuter], Kinderzimmer (english: child(ren)'s room) [neuter], Klassenzimmer (english: classroom) [neuter], Schlafzimmer (english: bedroom) [neuter], Wohnzimmer (english: living room) [neuter]

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  "word": "Zimmer"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.