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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)/
- Hyphenation: Al‧ler‧hei‧li‧gen
Proper noun
Allerheiligen n
- All Saints Day, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st)
Derived terms
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
Noun
Allerheiligen n (strong, genitive Allerheiligen, plural Allerheiligen)
- (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
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