Weihnachten
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[edit] German
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
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,
[edit] Noun
Weihnachten n. (genitive -, no plural), especially in Austria and Switzerland also plural
[edit] Derived terms
- weihnachtlich
- Weihnachtsbaum
- Weihnachtsferien
- Weihnachtsfest
- Weihnachtsgebäck
- Weihnachtsgeld
- Weihnachtsgeschenk
- Weihnachtsmann
- Weihnachtsmarkt
