Weinachte

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Inherited from Middle High German wīhenaht.[1] Cognate with German Weihnachten.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯naxtə/
    • Rhymes: -aɪ̯naxtə
    • Syllabification: Wei‧nach‧te

    Noun

    Weinachte n (plural Weinachte)

    1. Christmas
      Glicklich Weinachte!
      Merry Christmas!
      (literally, “Happy Christmas!”)

    Usage notes

    This term preserves the vestigial genitive *Weinachts in some compounds and idioms.

    Derived terms

    • Weinachtsbaam
    • Weinachtsdoss
    • Weinachtsgeschenk
    • Weinachtshaan
    • Weinachtskripp
    • Weinachtskughel
    • Weinachtsovend

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Weinachte”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 173, column 2
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