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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

    Die Zimmer dieses Hotels sind wirklich sehr schlecht schallgedämpft. Ich kann meinen Nachbarn seinen Kaugummi kauen hören!

    The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!

    Als ich klein war, verbrachte ich Stunden damit, alleine in meinem Zimmer zu lesen.

    When I was a child, I would spend hours reading alone in my room.

    Ich habe für einen Monat ein Zimmer in Paris gemietet.

    I've rented a room in Paris for a month.

Zimmer

noun ·

Translation

  1. rooms source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. chamber source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. room /rm source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en