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
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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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Zimmer | Zimmer |
| Accusative | Zimmer | Zimmer |
| Dative | Zimmer | Zimmern |
| Genitive | Zimmers | Zimmer |