Heim – German noun declension

German noun forms of Heim

Noun: Heim
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Heim
Plural Heime

Definite

Singulardas Heim
Pluraldie Heime

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Heims; Heimes
Plural Heime

Definite

Singulardes Heims; Heimes
Pluralder Heime

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Heim; Heime
Plural Heimen

Definite

Singulardem Heim; Heime
Pluralden Heimen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singularein Heim
Plural Heime

Definite

Singulardas Heim
Pluraldie Heime

Sample Sentences

  • Eigenheim (own home, owner-occupied house)
  • Heimcomputer (home computer)
  • Heimtrainer (stationary bicycle)
  • Am wohlsten fühlt er sich im trauten Heim. (He feels most comfortable in his sweet home.)
  • Ich baue das Haus, um meiner Familie ein Heim zu schaffen. (I’m building the house in order to create a home for my family.)
  • Studentenwohnheim (hall of residence)
  • Tierheim (animal shelter)
  • Mein Sohn / Vater ist im Heim. (My son / father lives in a home.)
  • Vereinsheim (club house)

Etymology

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem. See: Dutch Nouns 'heem', English Nouns 'home', Danish Nouns 'hjem'.

Verbs referencing "Heim"

English Nouns home, English Nouns hyem, Danish Nouns hjem, Latvian Nouns ciems.

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