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heimur

heimur

Faroese

Noun

heimur m (genitive singular heims, plural heimar)

world

Synonyms

verøld, verð

Related terms

heim (home)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from heimur

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eiːmʏr

Noun

heimur m ‎(genitive singular heims, nominative plural heimar)

a world ^syn.

Declension

declension of heimur

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

Synonyms

(world):^def. veröld

Derived terms

heimsyfirráð
heimur versnandi fer (confer the Danish verden er af lava)

Related terms

heim

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