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das Zimmer

noun · /ˈt͡sɪmɐ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate with English timber and Dutch timmer (“building; construction; room”).

Translation

  1. room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling) neuter, strong

    1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 19

    The grandchildren had furnished their own rooms according to their personal taste.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Zimmer Zimmer
Accusative Zimmer Zimmer
Dative Zimmer Zimmern
Genitive Zimmers Zimmer

Zimmer

name · /ˈt͡sɪmɐ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate with English timber and Dutch timmer (“building; construction; room”).

Translation

  1. a surname feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname