Himmelszelt

German

Etymology

Himmel (heaven) + -s- + Zelt (tent)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Himmelszelt n (strong, genitive Himmelszelts or Himmelszeltes, plural Himmelszelte)

  1. (poetic) welkin, heaven
    Synonyms: Himmel, Firmament
    • 1905, Frank Wedekind, Gebet eines Kindes:
      Wann endlich wird der müden Welt / Die heißersehnte Ruh’ beschieden, / Die über uns am Himmelszelt / Beseelt der Sterne ew’gen Frieden?
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