German

Noun

Heim n ‎(genitive Heims or Heimes, plural Heime)

1. home
2. hostel
3. asylum

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• -heim
• heim
• Zuhause n

Dutch

Noun

heim n ‎(plural heimen, diminutive heimpje n)

1. Alternative form of heem

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haim]

Noun

heim n (genitive singular heims, plural heim)

1. home
2. hostel
3. asylum

Declension

Related terms

Adverb

heim ‎(not comparable)

1. home, homeward

Related terms

German

Etymology

From Heim ‎(“home”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯m/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Adverb

heim

1. home; always as a direction, thus never in the sense of at home

Usage notes

• The adverb is used chiefly with verbs of movement, to which it is joined in spelling in infinite and sub-clause forms. (See derived terms below.) Uses independent from verbs are rare but not impossible. For example: der Weg heim zu Gott (“the way home to God”).
• The frequence of heim varies by region. It is a very frequent word in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but is less common in central Germany and even quite rare in the north. These regions prefer nach Hause instead.

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heim ‎(“home, homewards”), the accusative form of heimr ‎(“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

Adverb

heim

1. home

Derived terms

• fara heim ‎(“to go home”)
• bjóða einhverjum heim ‎(“to invite somebody home”)
• sækja heim ‎(“to visit”) (confer heimsækja)
• það kemur heim og saman ‎(“that is correct”)

Related terms

• heimur

Etymology 2

Noun

heim

1. indefinite accusative singular of heimur

Limburgish

Noun

heim n

1. home
2. house

Inflection

• Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

See also

• hoes

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hjem

Etymology 1

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

Noun

heim m ‎(definite singular heimen, indefinite plural heimer, definite plural heimene)

1. home
2. nursing home, hostel
3. world (rare)

Derived terms

• heimeside

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heim.

Adverb

heim

1. home

   Nå går vi heim.

   We go home now.

Related terms

• heime

References

• “heim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

heim m ‎(definite singular heimen, indefinite plural heimar, definite plural heimane)

1. home
2. nursing home, hostel
3. world

Derived terms

• heimeside

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heim.

Adverb

heim

1. home

   No går me heim.

   We go home now.

Related terms

• heime

References

• “heim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

An accusative form of heimr ‎(“abode, world, land”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Compare Old Saxon hēm, Old English hām, Old High German heim, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃 ‎(haims).

Adverb

heim

1. home, homewards

   Flosi var allra manna glaðastr ok beztr heim at sækja.‎

   Flosi was most cheerful of all men and the best to visit.

Derived terms

• bæta heim fyrir sér ‎(“to make for one's soul's weal”)
• bjóða heim ‎(“to bid one to a feast”) (confer heimboð)
• fara heim ‎(“to return home, go home”)
• fara heim á leið
• sækja heim ‎(“to visit; to attack somebody”)

Related terms

• heimboð

Descendants

• Icelandic: heim
• Faroese: heim
• Norwegian: heim
  • Bokmål: hjem
• Swedish: hem
• Danish: hjem

References

• heim in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press