Weinachte
Hunsrik
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German wīhenaht.[1]
Cognate with German Weihnachten.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWeinachte n (plural Weinachte)
- Christmas
- Glicklich Weinachte!
- Merry Christmas!
- (literally, “Happy Christmas!”)
Usage notes
edit- This term preserves the vestigial genitive Weinachts in some compounds and idioms.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Weinachte”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 173, column 2
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- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik 3-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/aɪ̯naxtə
- Rhymes:Hunsrik/aɪ̯naxtə/3 syllables
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik nouns
- Hunsrik neuter nouns
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- hrx:Christmas