Eisheilige

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡə/
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Etymology 1

Eis (ice) +‎ Heilige (saint)

Noun

Eisheilige f (adjectival, definite nominative die Eisheilige, genitive Eisheiliger, definite genitive der Eisheiligen, plural Eisheilige, definite plural die Eisheiligen, masculine Eisheiliger)

  1. female equivalent of Eisheiliger: female "ice saint" (one of the saints on whose feast days frost is likely)
    • 2013, Felicitas Gruber, Die Kalte Sofie: Ein München-Krimi, Diana Verlag:
      « [] Und die Eisheilige Kalte Sophie, der du deinen Namen verdankst, hat zum Glück nicht allzu schlimm zugeschlagen. [] »
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    • 2016 May 14, Norbert Jonscher, “31. Mittelalterlicher Markt ist eröffnet”, in Brauinschweiger Zeitung:
      Die Eisheilige „Kalte Sophie“ schaute vorbei und die Schausteller rieben sich die Hände – nicht wegen der Umsätze, sondern wegen der ungewohnt niedrigen Temperaturen.
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Etymology 2

Noun

Eisheilige m

  1. inflection of Eisheiliger:
    1. strong nominative/accusative plural
    2. weak nominative singular

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