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German
Pronunciation
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)
- 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. […] »- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
Noun
Eisheilige m
- inflection of Eisheiliger:
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative singular
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