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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxtən/, [ˈväɪ̯ˌnäχtən], [ˈʋäɪ̯-], [-ˌnäχtn̩] Audio: De-Weihnachten.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wīhenahten (“Christmas”), from a dative plural ze den wīhen nahten (“in the holy nights”). Compare modern weihen (“to hallow”) and Nacht. The oldest form (1170) is a singular diu wīhe naht (“the Holy Night”); the somewhat later plural is used to refer to the Christmas days and nights collectively. A relation with earlier heathen festivals is not endorsed by the etymological standard sources, though the possibility is admitted. The term is a cognate with Low German Wiehnachten as well as Czech Vánoce and Slovak Vianoce. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wīhenahten||Christmas}} Middle High German wīhenahten (“Christmas”), {{cog|nds|Wiehnachten}} Low German Wiehnachten, {{cog|cs|Vánoce}} Czech Vánoce, {{cog|sk|Vianoce}} Slovak Vianoce Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-:s,-}} Weihnachten n (strong, genitive Weihnachten or Weihnachtens, plural Weihnachten), {{de-noun|p}} Weihnachten pl (plural only) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-:s,-}}, {{de-ndecl|p}} Forms: Weihnachten [genitive], Weihnachtens [genitive], Weihnachten [plural], strong [table-tags], Weihnachten [nominative, singular], Weihnachten [definite, nominative, plural], Weihnachten [genitive, singular], Weihnachtens [genitive, singular], Weihnachten [definite, genitive, plural], Weihnachten [dative, singular], Weihnachten [dative, definite, plural], Weihnachten [accusative, singular], Weihnachten [accusative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Weihnachten [definite, nominative, plural], Weihnachten [definite, genitive, plural], Weihnachten [dative, definite, plural], Weihnachten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (often in the plural, see usage notes) Christmas Tags: in-plural, often, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Christmas Synonyms: Weihnachtsfest, Christfest, Weihnacht [feminine, literary, poetic] Related terms: Advent, Nikolaus, Heiligabend
    Sense id: en-Weihnachten-de-noun-oJlI6PYI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German pluralia tantum Derived forms: weihnachtlich, Weihnachtsabend, Weihnachtsbaum, Weihnachtsbeleuchtung, Weihnachtsbraten, Weihnachtsbrauch, Weihnachtsengel, Weihnachtsente, Weihnachtsessen, Weihnachtsfeier, Weihnachtsferien, Weihnachtsfest, Weihnachtsgabe, Weihnachtsgans, Weihnachtsgebäck, Weihnachtsgeld, Weihnachtsgeschäft, Weihnachtsgeschenk, Weihnachtsgeschichte, Weihnachtsglanz, Weihnachtsgruß, Weihnachtskarpfen, Weihnachtskarte, Weihnachtskerze, Weihnachtskonzert, Weihnachtskranz, Weihnachtskrippe, Weihnachtskugel, Weihnachtslied, Weihnachtsmann, Weihnachtsmarkt, Weihnachtspaket, Weihnachtsstimmung, Weihnachtstag, Weihnachtsurlaub, Weihnachtswichtel, Weihnachtswoche, Weihnachtszeit, Weihnukka

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        {
          "english": "It's Christmas.",
          "text": "Es ist Weihnachten.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "merry Christmas!",
          "text": "frohe Weihnachten! (fröhliche Weihnachten!)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(formal) We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!",
          "text": "Wir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I already endured three Christmases, two Easters and carnival as well as countless child's birthdays.",
          "roman": "Drei Weihnachten, zwei Ostern und Fasching sowie unzählige Kindergeburtstage hatte ich bereits überstanden.",
          "text": "2016, Miriam Malik, Ein Drache zu Weihnachten und andere Weihnachtsgeschichten, story Ein Löwe zu Weihnachten",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Christmas"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "usage notes",
          "#Usage notes"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in the plural, see usage notes) Christmas"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Weihnachtsfest"
        },
        {
          "word": "Christfest"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "often",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaɪ̯ˌnaxtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈväɪ̯ˌnäχtən]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋäɪ̯-]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ˌnäχtn̩]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Weihnachten.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fe/De-Weihnachten.ogg/De-Weihnachten.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/De-Weihnachten.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "Weihnacht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Weihnachten"
}

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