die Heimat
noun · /ˈhaɪ̯ma(ː)t/ ·Etymology
First attested in the 11th century. From Middle High German heimuote, heimüete, from Old High German heimōti, heimuoti, from Proto-West Germanic *haimōdī (“homeland”). Compare Bavarian Hoamat, Silesian East Central German Heemte.
Translation
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home, home town, homeland, native land
feminine
Ich habe meine Heimat Türkei vor zwei Jahren verlassen.
I left my native Turkey two years ago.
1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 13–14
The three of them were rural down-home children and were rooted with all fibres of the heart in the little piece of soil that they called home.
Doch für uns gibt es kein Klagen, / ewig kann nicht Winter sein, / einmal werden wir froh sagen: / Heimat du bist wieder mein.
But we are not to complain, / winter cannot last forever, / one day we will say with joy: / homeland, you are mine once more.
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home; homeland; place where something originated or where it is deep-rooted
feminine, figuratively
Bayern ist die Heimat von Brezeln und Weißbier.
Bavaria is the homeland of pretzels and wheat beer.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Heimat | Heimaten |
| Accusative | Heimat | Heimaten |
| Dative | Heimat | Heimaten |
| Genitive | Heimat | Heimaten |