Himmelsdecke

German

Etymology

Himmel + -s- + Decke

Pronunciation

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Noun

Himmelsdecke f (genitive Himmelsdecke, plural (uncommon) Himmelsdecken)

  1. (poetic) firmament
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, “Nachts in der Kajüte”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      An die blaue Himmelsdecke, / Wo die schönen Sterne blinken, / Möcht ich pressen meine Lippen, / Pressen wild und stürmisch weinen.
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Declension

Further reading

  • Himmelsdecke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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