Firmament
German, noun[fɪɐ̯maˈmɛnt]
Firmament is spelled F-I-R-M-A-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firmament is a German neuter noun meaning “firmament (the sky, especially when conceived as a dome)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe”.
What does Firmament mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfirmament (the sky, especially when conceived as a dome)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Himmel, Himmelsgewölbe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Firmament
- Firmamentes genitive
- Firmaments genitive
- Firmamente dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Firmament?
- [fɪɐ̯maˈmɛnt]
- [fɪʁmaˈmɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Firmament
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Firmament in German?
Firmament appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).