Chanuka

See also: Chanuká and Chanuką

English

Proper noun

Chanuka

1. Alternative spelling of Hanukkah.

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חנוכה (khanuká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɐnʊˈkɐ]
• Hyphenation: Cha‧nu‧ka

Proper noun

Chanukà f (uncountable) stress pattern 2

1. (Judaism) Hanukkah (eight-day Jewish festival)

Declension

Declension of Chanukà

nominative	Chanukà
genitive	Chanùkos
dative	Chanùkai
accusative	Chanùką
instrumental	Chanukà
locative	Chanùkoje
vocative	Chanùka

Related terms

• chanùkija

Further reading

• “Chanuka”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
• “Chanuka”, entry by Mejeris Šubas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חנוכה (khanuká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈnu.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: Cha‧nu‧ka

Proper noun

Chanuka f (related adjective chanukowy)

1. (Judaism) Hanukkah (eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians)

   Synonyms: Dzień Ognia, Święto Poświęcenia, Święto Świateł

Declension

Declension of Chanuka

	singular
nominative	Chanuka
genitive	Chanuki
dative	Chanuce
accusative	Chanukę
instrumental	Chanuką
locative	Chanuce
vocative	Chanuko

Further reading

• Chanuka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Chanuka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Chanuka in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Chanuka m

1. alternative form of Chanucá