Christkind
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Christkind
- A personification of the baby Jesus who, in German speaking parts of Europe, takes the place of Santa Claus
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Christ (“Christ”) + Kind (“child”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Christkind n (proper noun, strong, genitive Christkindes or Christkinds, diminutive Christkindchen n or Christkindlein n)
- (Christianity) Baby Jesus
- A fictional angel-like creature, typically thought of as an apparition of Baby Jesus, which traditionally takes the place of Santa Claus as a bringer of Christmas presents in the German-language area, particularly but not exclusively in Catholic regions.
Noun[edit]
Christkind n (proper noun, strong, genitive Christkindes or Christkinds, plural Christkinder)
- A representation of the Christkind (as above)
- (Austria, Southern Germany) Christmas gift
- (Austria, otherwise humorous) giver of a Christmas gift
- (humorous) someone born on Christmas Eve
Declension[edit]
Declension of Christkind [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Christkind | die | Christkinder |
genitive | eines | des | Christkindes, Christkinds | der | Christkinder |
dative | einem | dem | Christkind, Christkinde1 | den | Christkindern |
accusative | ein | das | Christkind | die | Christkinder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms[edit]
- Christkindel, Christkindelein, Christkindl, Christkindli, Christkindlin (additional diminutives, regional or archaic)
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Descendants[edit]
- → Cajun French: Christine