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.

Synonyms
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  • Advent wreath

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əbˈvent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əbˈben/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /abˈvent/

Proper noun

Advent m

  1. Advent

German

Etymology

From Middle High German advente, from Latin adventus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔatˈvɛnt/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Advent m (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.)

Declension
Declension of Advent
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Advent die Advente
genitive eines des Adventes,
Advents		 der Advente
dative einem dem Advent,
Advente1		 den Adventen
accusative einen den Advent die Advente
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /atˈvænt/, [ɑdˈvænt]

Noun

Advent f (uncountable)

  1. Advent

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms
  • Àdvenat

Etymology

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
Declension of Advent
singular
nominative Advent
genitive Adventa
dative Adventu
accusative Advent
vocative Advente
locative Adventu
instrumental Adventom

References
  • “Advent” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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