Himmelsreich

German

Etymology

From Himmel (“sky; heaven”) +‎ -s- +‎ Reich (“empire”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪml̩ˌʁaɪ̯ç/
  • Hyphenation: Him‧mels‧reich

Noun

Himmelsreich n (strong, genitive Himmelsreiches or Himmelsreichs, plural (rare) Himmelsreiche)

  1. (Christianity) Alternative form of Himmelreich (“Kingdom of Heaven”)

Declension
Declension of Himmelsreich [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Himmelsreich die Himmelsreiche2
genitive eines des Himmelsreiches, Himmelsreichs der Himmelsreiche2
dative einem dem Himmelsreich, Himmelsreiche1 den Himmelsreichen2
accusative ein das Himmelsreich die Himmelsreiche2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

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