Karfreitag
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German karvrītac, from kar ("lamentation; mourning"; from Old High German kara, chara) + vrītac (“Friday”). More at care, Friday.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Karfreitag m (strong, genitive Karfreitages or Karfreitags, plural Karfreitage)
- Good Friday
- Synonyms: Charfreitag, Stiller Freitag
Declension
[edit]Declension of Karfreitag [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Karfreitag | die | Karfreitage |
genitive | eines | des | Karfreitages, Karfreitags | der | Karfreitage |
dative | einem | dem | Karfreitag, Karfreitage1 | den | Karfreitagen |
accusative | einen | den | Karfreitag | die | Karfreitage |
1Now rare, see notes.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Karfreitag” in Duden online
- “Karfreitag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
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