advent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin adventus (“coming to”), perfect passive participle form of verb advenire (“come to”), from prefix ad- (“to”), + verb venire (“come”). Cognate to French avenir (“future”).
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advent (plural advents)
- Coming; coming to; approach; arrival.
- 1853, Herman Melville, "Bartleby, the Scrivener," in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin, 1968; reprinted 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, p. 3:
- At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
- 1853, Herman Melville, "Bartleby, the Scrivener," in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin, 1968; reprinted 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, p. 3:
- (religion, Christianity, always capitalized) See Advent.
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Terms related to advent (noun)
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coming, arrival
Christianity — see Advent
[edit] Danish
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From Latin adventus.
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- IPA: /advɛnt/, [ˈaðˌvɛnˀd̥]
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advent c. (singular definite adventen, plural indefinite adventer)
- Advent (the period from Advent Sunday to Christmas)
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Inflection of advent
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | advent | adventen | adventer | adventerne |
| genitive | advents | adventens | adventers | adventernes |
[edit] Norwegian
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From Latin adventus.
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- IPA: /ɑdʋɛnt/
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advent m. (Bokmål), f. (Nynorsk)
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advent
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
advent n.
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Declension of advent
