Allerheiligen

Allerheiligen

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of aller heiligen (“All Saints', of all saints”), calque of Latin omnium sanctorum, in festum omnium sanctorum (“feast of all saints”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.lərˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/
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• Hyphenation: Al‧ler‧hei‧li‧gen

Proper noun

Allerheiligen n

1. All Saints Day, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st)

Derived terms

• allerheiligenavond
• allerheiligendag

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German

Etymology

Univerbation of aller Heiligen (“All Saints', of all saints”), loan translation of Latin omnium sanctorum, in festum omnium sanctorum (“feast of all saints”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌalɐˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/

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Noun

Allerheiligen n (genitive Allerheiligen, plural Allerheiligen)

1. (especially Roman Catholicism) All Saints' Day; Hallowmas (1 November; generally a public holiday in Catholic parts of German-speaking Europe)

Usage notes

• The genitive and plural are widely avoided. The genitive could only be used at all with an adjective: des letzten Allerheiligen (“of the last All Saints' Day”).

See also

• Allerseelen