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Heim.

home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/haɪ̯m/
  1. home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home

    neuter · strong
    Eigenheim
    Heimcomputer
  2. a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group)

    neuter · strong
    Studentenwohnheim
    Tierheim
  3. a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)

    neuter · strong
    Mein Sohn / Vater ist im Heim.
  4. a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group) a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in

    also · broadly · neuter · strong
    Vereinsheim
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim. Cognate with Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem.

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