Polterabend

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German

Etymology

From poltern +‎ Abend, literally “noisy party”, from the custom of breaking porcelain to bring luck to the couple's marriage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔltɐˌʔaːbn̩t/
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  • Hyphenation: Pol‧ter‧abend

Noun

Polterabend m (strong, genitive Polterabends, plural Polterabende)

  1. wedding-eve party
    • 1995, Annette Remberg, Wandel des Hochzeitsbrauchtums im 20. Jahrhundert dargestellt am Beispiel einer Mittelstadt, Waxmann Verlag (→ISBN), page 113:
      Der Polterabend ist der seit Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts bezeugte Vorabend der Hochzeit, mit dem in ausgelassener Stimmung ein Lärmen und das "Produzieren" von Scherben einhergeht.
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Declension

Declension of Polterabend
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Polterabend die Polterabende
genitive eines des Polterabends der Polterabende
dative einem dem Polterabend den Polterabenden
accusative einen den Polterabend die Polterabende

Descendants

  • → Danish: polterabend
  • → Finnish: polttarit

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