Zimmer

Meaning

room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling)

Concepts

room

chamber

bedroom

one room

ward

place

boarding

boarding house

lodging

Chinese “Encampment” constellation

sumo stable

habitation

indoor

alcove

bedchamber

sleeping room

Hyphenated as

Zim‧mer

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡sɪmɐ/

Etymology

From Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm). Cognate with English timber and Dutch timmer (“building; construction; room”).

Sentences

Wenn wir Glück haben können wir gleich auf unsere Zimmer .

If we are lucky, we can go straight to our rooms.