heimur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haiːmʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aiːmʊɹ

Noun

heimur m (genitive singular heims, plural heimar)

  1. world

Declension
Declension of heimur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heimur heimurin heimar heimarnir
accusative heim heimin heimar heimarnar
dative heimi heiminum heimum heimunum
genitive heims heimsins heima heimanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • alheimur (“universe”)
  • andaheimur (“imaginary world”)
  • bókaheimur (“national literature”)
  • bókmentaheimur (“literature world”)
  • djóraheimur (“animal kingdom”)
  • dreymaheimur (“dream world”)
  • evnaheimur (“the real world”)
  • eysturheimur (“Eastern world”)
  • helheimur (“realm of the dead”)
  • norðurheimur (“Northern hemisphere”)
  • suðurheimur (“Southern hemisphere”)
  • umheimur (“surrounding world”)
  • undirheimur (“underworld”)
  • útheimur (“foreign countries”)
  • vesturheimur (“Western world”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈheiːmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːmʏr

Noun

heimur m (genitive singular heims, nominative plural heimar)

  1. world

Declension
declension of heimur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heimur heimurinn heimar heimarnir
accusative heim heiminn heima heimana
dative heimi heiminum heimum heimunum
genitive heims heimsins heima heimanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • heimsyfirráð
  • heimur versnandi fer (compare Danish verden er af lava)
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