The Dutch word for sky is
hemel
Dutch Definition
sky | |
1. hemel, lucht |
Translations for sky and their definitions
hemel | © | |
1. n-m. sky, heavens (visible sky) | ||
De hemel was helder en vol sterren. - The sky was clear and full of stars. | ||
Er is geen wolkje aan de hemel. - There isn't a cloud in the sky. | ||
2. n-m. heaven (divine abode; type of afterlife) | ||
Veel mensen geloven dat goede zielen naar de hemel gaan. - Many people believe that good souls go to heaven. | ||
Hij gelooft dat zijn grootouders nu in de hemel zijn. - He believes his grandparents are now in heaven. | ||
3. n-m. canopy, baldachin |
lucht | © | |
1. n-f. air (mixture of gases) | ||
De frisse lucht in het bos voelde verkwikkend aan. - The fresh air in the forest felt invigorating. | ||
2. n-f. sky | ||
De vogels vlogen hoog in de lucht. - The birds flew high in the sky. | ||
3. n-f. odour, smell | ||
Er hing een vreemde lucht in de kamer. - There was a strange odour in the room. | ||
4. v. singular present indicative of luchten | ||
5. v. imperative of luchten |
firmament | |
1. n-n. firmament (vault or sphere of the heavens, seen as solid in older cosmologies; sky) |
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