Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en himmel

sky, heaven

Meaning

sky; heaven

In Swedish: rymd över jorden

Forms

Forms of himmel
Singular, indefinite	en himmel
Singular, definite	himlen
Plural, indefinite	himlar
Plural, definite	himlarna

himmel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor himmel, den stora himlen. Check another noun

Practise himmel

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Is it en himmel or ett himmel?

himmel in a sentence

en klarblå himmel
a bright blue sky
komma till himlen
go to heaven

Expressions

riva upp himmel och jord
move heaven and earth

Words built with himmel

sommarhimmel summer sky
stjärnhimmel starry sky
himmelrike kingdom of heaven

Questions

What does himmel mean in English?

himmel means “sky, heaven”.

Is it en himmel or ett himmel?

It is en himmel, and “the sky” is himlen.

What is the plural of himmel?

The plural of himmel is himlar, and the definite plural is himlarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish himil, from Old Saxon himil, from Proto-West Germanic *himil.

Nearby common words

himmel is number 1,507 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,503senast latest, most recently, last time, at the latest, no later than
1,504packa pack
1,505fokusera focus on, focus
1,506halva half
1,508gubbe old man, fellow
1,509rya long-pile rug
1,510demon demon
1,511öka increase, gain

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