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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Walpurgisnacht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑːlˈpɜːɡɪsnɑːxt/ (or as German, below)
Noun
Walpurgisnacht (uncountable)
- Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia, Canongate, published 2006, page 365:The proper sequel to the Walpurgisnacht obsequies of Franz Ferdinand would have been the dismissal of Prince Montenuovo...
1969-12-25, Burton H. Wolfe, “Introduction”, in The Satanic Bible, Avon, →OL:On the last night of April 1966 — Walpurgisnacht, the most important festival in the lore of magic and witchcraft — LaVey ritualistically shaved his head in accordance with magical tradition and announced the formation of the Church of Satan.
German
Etymology
From Walpurgis + Nacht.
Pronunciation
Noun
Walpurgisnacht f (genitive Walpurgisnacht, plural Walpurgisnächte)
- Walpurgis night
2024 May 1, “Randale zum 1. Mai: 3100 Berliner Polizeikräfte in der Nacht im Einsatz – Amazon-Transporter in Flammen”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:Bei den fünf Versammlungen in der Hauptstadt in der sogenannten Walpurgisnacht seien insgesamt 3100 Polizeikräfte im Einsatz gewesen, sagte eine Sprecherin der Polizei Berlin.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Walpurgisnacht
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Noun
Walpurgisnacht m or f (uncountable)
- Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)
- Synonyms: noite de Walpurgis, noite de santa Valburga