Weihnachtstag

/ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌtaːk/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Weihnachtstage

Meaning

  1. Christmas Day

    Built from Weihnachten (Christmas) + Tag (day).

    • Am ersten Weihnachtstag besuchten sie die Großeltern.

      On the first day of Christmas they visited their grandparents.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Tag day

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aguinaldo

Close — Christmas Day relates to a Christmas bonus.

Practice

1 What does Weihnachtstag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am ersten ___ besuchten sie die Großeltern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weihnachtstag?

See also

nouncompound

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