Weihnachten
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German [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle High German wīhenahten (12th century), a dative plural form ze wīhen nahten (‘in the holy nights’) understood as a compound of weihen (to hallow) and Nacht (night), referring to the mid-winter nights, which were already celebrated in Germanic times. Compare Weihnacht.
Noun [edit]
Weihnachten n (genitive -, no plural), especially in Austria and Switzerland also plural
Derived terms [edit]
- weihnachtlich
- Weihnachtsbaum
- Weihnachtsferien
- Weihnachtsfest
- Weihnachtsgebäck
- Weihnachtsgeld
- Weihnachtsgeschenk
- Weihnachtsmann
- Weihnachtsmarkt
