himin
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse himinn, from Proto-Germanic *heminaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone, cloud, heaven”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhiːmɪn]
Noun
himin m (genitive singular himins, plural himnar)
- a sky, the heavens
- (in the plural) heaven, paradise syn.
Declension
| m21 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | himin | himinin | himnar | himnarnir |
| Accusative | himin | himinin | himnar | himnarnar |
| Dative | himni | himninum | himnum | himnunum |
| Genitive | himins | himinsins | himna | himnanna |
Synonyms
- himmal
References
Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 87
Gothic
Romanization
himin
- Romanization of 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽
Icelandic
Noun
himin
- indefinite accusative singular of himinn