Advent

See also: advent

English

Etymology

See advent.

Proper noun

Advent

  1. (Christianity) The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
  2. (Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas.
  3. A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England; derived from Saint Adwen or Adwenna.
  4. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church.

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Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Advent m

  1. Advent

German

Etymology

From Middle High German advente, borrowed from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔatˈvɛnt/
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Noun

Advent m (strong, genitive Adventes or Advents, plural Advente)

  1. (Christianity) Advent
    Advent, Advent, ein Lichtlein brennt.Advent, advent, a light is burning.
    Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier;First one, then two, then three, then four;
    Dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür.Then the Christkind is at the door. (A nursery rhyme.)

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See also

Further reading

  • Advent” in Duden online
  • Advent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑtˈvænt]

Noun

Advent m (uncountable)

  1. Advent

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • Àdvenat

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventus (coming to), perfect passive participle form of verb advenīre (come to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎdʋent/
  • Hyphenation: Ad‧vent

Noun

Àdvent m (Cyrillic spelling А̀двент)

  1. (Christianity) Advent (the first or the expected second coming of Christ)

Declension

References

  • Advent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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