Halloween

== English == Wikivoyage === Alternative forms === Hallowe'en Halloweven (archaic) === Etymology === A Scottish shortening of Allhalloweven, from Allhallowmas (the obsolete earlier name of All Saints' Day) + even (an archaic or poetic variant of eve; see also een). For the American pronunciation with /ɑ/, compare the Southern English traditional dialect pronunciations fallow /ˈfɒ.lə/ and tallow /ˈtɒ.lə/. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌha.ləʊˈiːn/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhɑ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhæ.loʊˈiːn/ (Indic) IPA(key): /halo.win/ Rhymes: -iːn Hyphenation: Hal‧low‧een === Proper noun === Halloween (plural Halloweens) The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces. 1987, Kai Hansen, "Halloween", Helloween, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part 1. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: Хе́лоуин (Hélouin) → Hawaiian: Heleuī → Hindi: हैलोवीन (hailovīn) → Japanese: ハロウィン, ハロウィーン → Malayalam: ഹാലോവീൻ (hālōvīṉ) → Māori: Harawīni → Russian: Хеллоуи́н (Xellouín) → Bashkir: Хэллоуин (Xellowin) → Tajik: Хеллоуин (Xellouyin) → Tatar: Хэллоуин (Xellowwin) → Thai: ฮาโลวีน (haa-loo-wiin) → Ukrainian: Хеллові́н (Xellovín) ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦɛ.loːˈʋin/, [ɦɛ.loˈwiːn] Hyphenation: Hal‧lo‧ween === Noun === Halloween n (plural Halloweens, no diminutive) Halloween (October 31st) ==== Derived terms ==== halloweenavond (“the night of Halloween”) halloweenfeest (“the celebration of Halloween; a Halloween party”) halloweenkostuum (“Halloween costume”) == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) (France) IPA(key): /a.lɔ.win/ (aspirated h) (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.lo.win/ Hyphenation: Ha‧llo‧ween === Noun === Halloween f (plural Halloweens) Halloween (October 31st) === See also === Samain == German == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.loˌwiːn/, /ˈhɛ.loˌviːn/ Hyphenation: Hal‧lo‧ween === Noun === Halloween n (strong, genitive Halloweens or Halloween, plural Halloweens) Halloween (October 31st) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Halloween” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Halloween” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Halloween” in Duden online == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈal.lo.win/ Rhymes: -allowin IPA(key): /al.loˈwin/ Rhymes: -in === Noun === Halloween m (invariable) Halloween (October 31st) === See also === Ognissanti == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. First attested in 1943. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xɛ.lɔˈin/, /xa.lɔˈin/, /ˈxɛ.lɔ.win/, /xɛ.lɔˈwin/, /ˈxa.lɔ.win/, /xa.lɔˈwin/ Rhymes: -in, -ɛlɔwin, -alɔwin Syllabification: Ha‧llo‧ween === Proper noun === Halloween n or m inan (indeclinable, related adjective halloweenowy) Halloween (October 31st) Hypernym: święto ==== Declension ==== As a neuter noun: indeclinable. (less common) As a masculine inanimate noun: ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Halloween in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Halloween in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩ, -in, -inɨ Hyphenation: Hal‧lo‧ween === Proper noun === Halloween m Halloween (October 31st) Synonym: Dia das Bruxas Coordinate term: Dia do Saci === Further reading === “Halloween”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “Halloween”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “Halloween”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “Halloween”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. === Noun === Halloween n (uncountable) Halloween (October 31st) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Halloween. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxalowin/ [ˈxa.lo.wĩn] Rhymes: -alowin IPA(key): /xaloˈwin/ [xa.loˈwĩn] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: Ha‧llo‧ween === Noun === Halloween m (plural Halloweens) Halloween (October 31st)