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German
Etymology
Eis (“ice”) + Heiliger (“saint”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Eisheiliger m (adjectival, definite nominative der Eisheilige, genitive (des) Eisheiligen, plural Eisheilige, definite plural die Eisheiligen, feminine Eisheilige)
- (in the plural) a period in May with increased likelihood of night frost, falling on the name days of certain saints; a blackberry winter
2014 May 2, Ulli Kulke, “Ist das schon der Überfall der eiligen Eisheiligen?”, in Die Welt:
- one of these saints (male or of unspecified gender); an "ice saint"
2016 May 16, Friedemann Bräuer, “Poswiat verlangt Kochems alles ab”, in Westdeutsche Zeitung:Waren die von vielen Zuschauern verfolgten Titelkämpfe bis Freitagabend, wo es das traditionelle Spanferkelessen zum Ende der Halbfinals gab, von der Sonne verwöhnt, so hatte der Eisheilige Bonifatius am Samstag die Temperaturen in den einstelligen Bereich sinken lassen, was aber nicht für nachlassende Stimmung auf und neben den Plätzen sorgte.- The title-determining games, which many viewers eagerly watched, lasted until the evening of Friday, where the traditional eating of the piglet at the end of the semifinal took place, being treated kindly by the sun, then the ice saint Bonifatius had, on Saturday, let the temperatures sink to the one-digit area, which, however, did not result in a dampering of the mood on and near the plazas.
Declension
Declension of Eisheiliger
Synonyms
References
Noun
Eisheiliger f
- inflection of Eisheilige:
- strong genitive/dative singular
- strong genitive plural