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)
Declension
| 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”)
- heimskort
- helheimur (“realm of the dead”)
- norðurheimur (“Northern hemisphere”)
- suðurheimur (“Southern hemisphere”)
- umheimur (“surrounding world”)
- undirheimur (“underworld”)
- útheimur (“foreign countries”)
- vesturheimur (“Western world”)
Related terms
- heim (home)
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)
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- heimsyfirráð
- heimur versnandi fer (compare Danish verden er af lava)