Firmament

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Firmament

[fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]

Rhymes with ɛnt

Where it comes from

seit dem 13. Jahrhundert bezeugt; von spätlateinisch firmamentum ^(→ la), wörtlich :„Befestigungsmittel“; zu lateinisch firmare „befestigen“; dies zu firmus „fest“

noun Firmament · Firmaments · Firmamentes · Firmamente

poetic Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe Hell glänzt der Stern am Firmament.

In English

heaven sky
firmament vault of the heavens — see also heavens, sky
welkin sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodie

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@misc{firmament_2026,
  title = {Firmament},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/firmament},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}