Polyglot Dictionary

himmlisch

/ˈhɪmlɪʃ/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. heavenly

    Built from Himmel (heaven) + -lisch (-ly).

    • Das Essen war himmlisch.

      The food was heavenly.

Made of

  • Himmel heaven
  • -lisch -ly

Similar words

göttlich

Close synonyms for "divine, heavenly."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

celestial

celestial is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "heavenly."

Practice

1 What does himmlisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Essen war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches himmlisch?

adjectivecompound

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