Himmelbett

German

Etymology

Himmel (“sky”) +‎ Bett (“bed”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪml̩ˌbɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

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• Hyphenation: Him‧mel‧bett

Noun

Himmelbett n (mixed, genitive Himmelbettes or Himmelbetts, plural Himmelbetten)

1. canopy bed

Declension

Declension of Himmelbett [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Himmelbett	die	Himmelbetten
genitive	eines	des	Himmelbettes, Himmelbetts	der	Himmelbetten
dative	einem	dem	Himmelbett, Himmelbette1	den	Himmelbetten
accusative	ein	das	Himmelbett	die	Himmelbetten

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Himmelbett” in Duden online
• “Himmelbett” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Himmelbett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Himmelbett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.