Heimat

Meaning

1. (feminine) home, home town, homeland, native land
2. (feminine,figuratively) home; homeland; place where something originated or where it is deep-rooted

Hyphenated as

Hei‧mat

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪ̯ma(ː)t/

Etymology

First attested in the 11th century. From Middle High German heimuote, heimüete, from Old High German heimōti, heimuoti, from Proto-West Germanic *haimōdī (“homeland”).

Sentences

Seither lebt er in Wien und Bukarest , der Heimat seiner zweiten Frau .

Since then, he has lived in Vienna and Bucharest, the home of his second wife.

Nur selten kam Falco in seine Heimat Österreich zurück , Konzerte wurden selten abgehalten .

Falco rarely returned to his native Austria, concerts were rarely held.