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German
Etymology
From drei + König + -s- + Tag. Compare English Three Kings' Day.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪçsˌtaːk/ (standard)
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- IPA(key): /dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪksˌtaːk/ (common in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪçsˌtax/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
- Hyphenation: Drei‧kö‧nigs‧tag
Noun
Dreikönigstag m (strong, genitive Dreikönigstages or Dreikönigstags, plural Dreikönigstage)
- Epiphany day, Twelfth Day
- Synonym: Heilige Drei Könige
Declension
Declension of Dreikönigstag
Descendants