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)/ Hyphenation: Al‧ler‧hei‧li‧gen === Proper noun === Allerheiligen n All Saints Day, All Hallows, Hallowmas (November, 1st) ==== Derived terms ==== allerheiligenavond allerheiligendag == German == === Etymology === Univerbation of aller Heiligen (“All Saints', of all saints”), calque of Latin omnium sānctōrum, in festum omnium sānctōrum (“feast of all saints”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌalɐˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/ === Noun === Allerheiligen n (strong, genitive Allerheiligen, plural Allerheiligen) (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, usually replaced with forms of Allerheiligentag. The genitive could only be used at all with an adjective: des letzten Allerheiligen (“of the last All Saints' Day”). ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Allerseelen === Further reading === “Allerheiligen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Allerheiligen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon