Kamin

See also: kamin and kamiń

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kamîn, from Old High German kemîn, from Latin camīnus. Compare English chimney.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈmiːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧min

Noun

Kamin m or (usually in Switzerland) n (strong, genitive Kamins or Kamines, plural Kamine)

  1. fireplace
    Synonyms: Feuerstätte, (dated) Herd, (Switzerland) Cheminée
  2. (regional) chimney
    Synonyms: Schornstein, Schlot, Rauchfang (Austria)

Usage notes

In order to specify the sense “fireplace” as opposed to “chimney”, the former can be referred to as offener Kamin.

Declension
Declension of Kamin [masculine // neuter (usually in Switzerland), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Kamin die Kamine
genitive eines des Kamins, Kamines der Kamine
dative einem dem Kamin, Kamine1 den Kaminen
accusative einen, ein den, das Kamin die Kamine

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: комин (komin)
  • → Czech: komín
  • → Japanese: カミン (kamin)
  • → Polish: komin
  • → Russian: камин (kamin)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: камин
    Latin script: kamin
  • → Slovak: komín
  • → Slovene: kamin
  • → Ukrainian: комин (komyn)

See also

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Kamin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かみん
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カミン
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