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The Dutch word for sky is
hemel





sky

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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