Advent calendar

English

Etymology

Probably a calque of German Adventskalender, the modern tradition having originated in 19th-century Germany.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Advent calendar (plural Advent calendars)

1. A calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.

Derived terms

• reverse Advent calendar

Translations

calendar used to count down the days of Advent

• Catalan: calendari d'advent m
• Czech: adventní kalendář
• Danish: adventskalender (da) c, julekalender c
• Dutch: adventskalender (nl) m
• Faroese: jólakalendari m
• Finnish: joulukalenteri (fi), adventtikalenteri (fi)
• French: calendrier de l’Avent (fr) m
• German: Adventskalender (de) m; (Austria) Adventkalender (de) m; (unusual) Weihnachtskalender m
• Greek: Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο n (Christougenniátiko imerológio)
• Hungarian: adventi naptár, adventi kalendárium (hu)
• Inari Sami: juovlâkalender
• Italian: calendario dell'avvento m
• Japanese: アドベントカレンダー (ja) (adobento karendā)
• Luxembourgish: Adventskalenner m
• Maltese: kalendarju ta’ l-Avvent
• Northern Sami: juovlakaleandar
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: adventskalender (no) m, julekalender m

  Nynorsk: adventskalender m, julekalender m

• Polish: kalendarz adwentowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: calendário do Advento m
• Russian: предрожде́ственский календа́рь m (predroždéstvenskij kalendárʹ), рожде́ственский календа́рь m (roždéstvenskij kalendárʹ), адве́нт-календа́рь m (advént-kalendárʹ) (note that since Christmas in Russia is in January and was prohibited in Soviet times Advent calendars are untraditional for Russians)
• Skolt Sami: jooulkaʹlndar
• Spanish: calendario de adviento m
• Swedish: julkalender (sv), adventskalender (sv)