Weihnachtsmann

== German == === Etymology === From Weihnachten (“Christmas”) +‎ Mann (“man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯.naxtsˌman/ Hyphenation: Weih‧nachts‧mann === Noun === Weihnachtsmann m (strong, genitive Weihnachtsmannes or Weihnachtsmanns, plural Weihnachtsmänner) Santa Claus, Father Christmas (derogatory, colloquial) a fool, a stupid, naive and/or ridiculous person ==== Usage notes ==== Some German-speakers view the Weihnachtsmann as a non-native, Anglo-Saxon figure, sometimes even with a certain resentment. This feeling is met with particularly in those regions where children traditionally receive their Christmas presents from the Christkind. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Weihnachtsmann” in Duden online “Weihnachtsmann”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) Weihnachtsmann on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de