Halloween
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See also: halloween and Hallowe'en
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A Scottish shortening of Allhalloweven, from Allhallowmas (the obsolete earlier name of All Saints' Day) + even (an archaic/poetic cognate of eve).
Allhallowmas can be superficially analysed as a combination of all + hallow ("saint, holy person") + -mas ("mass, church festival, holiday" as in Christmas), but it's actually a direct descendant of the Middle English and Old English terms for All Saints' Day, whose parts mean the same as in the modern expression: (Middle English Alhalwemesse) and Old English ealra hālgena mæsse (literally "the mass of all the saints", from eall, halga, and mæsse).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌha.ləʊˈiːn/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhɑ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhæ.loʊˈiːn/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Halloween (plural Halloweens)
- The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.
- They all get dressed up in scary costumes at Halloween.
- 1987, Kai Hansen, "Halloween", Helloween, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part 1.
- Black is the night full of fright / You'll be missing the day / What will be here very soon / Changing your way / A knock at your door / It is real or is it a dream / On trembling legs you open the door / And you scream... on Halloween
Derived terms
Translations
October 31st
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Halloween n (plural Halloweens)
Derived terms
- halloweenavond (“the night of Halloween”)
- halloweenfeest (“the celebration of Halloween; a Halloween party”)
- halloweenkostuum (“Halloween costume”)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
- (France) (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.lɔ.win/
Audio (France) (file) Audio (Switzerland) (file) - (Quebec) (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.lo.wiːn/
Noun
Halloween f (plural Halloweens)
See also
Halloween on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
German
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
Noun
Halloween n (strong, genitive Halloweens or Halloween, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Halloween
Further reading
- “Halloween” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Halloween” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Halloween” in Duden online
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
Noun
Halloween m
See also
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.lɔ.win/, /xɛ.lɔˈwin/, /ˈxa.lɔ.win/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔwin
- Syllabification: Ha‧llo‧ween
Proper noun
Halloween n (indeclinable, related adjective halloweenowy)
- Halloween (eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces)
Related terms
adverb
Further reading
- Halloween in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Halloween in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hal‧lo‧we‧en
Proper noun
Halloween m
- Halloween (festival that takes place on October 31st, in which people dress up in ghostly costumes and use hollow pumpkins, with candles inside, to decorate houses, gardens, etc.)
Further reading
- “Halloween” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “Halloween” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “Halloween” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween.
Noun
Halloween n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of Halloween (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) Halloween | Halloweenul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) Halloween | Halloweenului |
| vocative | Halloweenule | |
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween.
Pronunciation
Noun
Halloween m (plural Halloweens)
- Halloween (31st of October)