Walpurgisnacht
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, West, Rebecca, 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 7431405M:
- 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.
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German
Etymology
From Walpurgis + Nacht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /valˈpʊrɡɪsnaxt/
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Noun
Walpurgisnacht f (genitive Walpurgisnacht, plural Walpurgisnächte)
- Walpurgis night
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Nacht”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]:
- Mir ist’s ganz tugendlich dabey, / Ein Bißchen Diebsgelüst, ein Bißchen Rammeley. / So spukt mir schon durch alle Glieder / Die herrliche Walpurgisnacht.
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Declension
Declension of Walpurgisnacht [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Walpurgisnacht | die | Walpurgisnächte |
| genitive | einer | der | Walpurgisnacht | der | Walpurgisnächte |
| dative | einer | der | Walpurgisnacht | den | Walpurgisnächten |
| accusative | eine | die | Walpurgisnacht | die | Walpurgisnächte |
Descendants
- → English: Walpurgisnacht, → Walpurgis night (calque)
Further reading
- “Walpurgisnacht” in Duden online
- “Walpurgisnacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Walpurgisnacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Portuguese
Noun
Walpurgisnacht m or f (uncountable)
- Walpurgis night (a feast of witchcraft in German folklore)
- Synonyms: noite de Walpurgis, noite de santa Valburga