Polyglot Dictionary

Wallfahrt

/ˈvalfaːɐt/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Religious Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Wallfahrten

Meaning

  1. pilgrimage

    Built from an old form of wallen ("to wander, to roam" — not the unrelated Wall, "rampart", despite the spelling) + Fahrt (journey) — literally "a wandering journey".

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wall from archaic wallen, "to wander, to roam"
  • fahrt journey, ride

Usage notes

Eine aus religiöser Hingabe unternommene Reise, meist zu einem heiligen Ort — spezifischer/formeller als das allgemeine Wort "Reise".

Practice

1 What does Wallfahrt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zu Ostern unternehmen viele Gläubige eine ___ zu einem heiligen Ort.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wallfahrt?

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