Himmelfahrt

German

Etymology

Himmel (“heaven”) +‎ Fahrt (“travel”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhɪml̩ˌfaːɐ̯t]
Audio (file)

Noun

Himmelfahrt f (genitive Himmelfahrt, plural Himmelfahrten)

(religion) ascension
(holiday) Short for Christi Himmelfahrt (“Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter”)
(holiday) Short for Mariä Himmelfahrt (“Assumption of Mary, 15th August”)
(religion) assumption

Declension

Declension of Himmelfahrt [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Himmelfahrt	die	Himmelfahrten
genitive	einer	der	Himmelfahrt	der	Himmelfahrten
dative	einer	der	Himmelfahrt	den	Himmelfahrten
accusative	eine	die	Himmelfahrt	die	Himmelfahrten

Derived terms

Christi Himmelfahrt
Mariä Himmelfahrt

Further reading

“Himmelfahrt” in Duden online
“Himmelfahrt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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