Allerheiligen

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of aller heiligen (“All Saints', of all saints”), calque of Latin omnium sanctorum, in festum omnium sanctorum (“feast of all saints”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.lərˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/
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• Hyphenation: Al‧ler‧hei‧li‧gen

Proper noun

Allerheiligen n

1. All Saints Day, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st)

Derived terms

• allerheiligenavond
• allerheiligendag

German

Etymology

Univerbation of aller Heiligen (“All Saints', of all saints”), loan translation of Latin omnium sānctōrum, in festum omnium sānctōrum (“feast of all saints”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌalɐˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/

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Noun

Allerheiligen n (strong, genitive Allerheiligen, plural Allerheiligen)

1. (especially Roman Catholicism) All Saints' Day; Hallowmas (1 November; generally a public holiday in Catholic parts of German-speaking Europe)

Usage notes

• The genitive and plural are widely avoided, usually replaced with forms of Allerheiligentag. The genitive could only be used at all with an adjective: des letzten Allerheiligen (“of the last All Saints' Day”).

Declension

Declension of Allerheiligen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Allerheiligen	die	Allerheiligen
genitive	eines	des	Allerheiligen	der	Allerheiligen
dative	einem	dem	Allerheiligen	den	Allerheiligen
accusative	ein	das	Allerheiligen	die	Allerheiligen

See also

• Allerseelen

Further reading

• “Allerheiligen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Allerheiligen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon