Walpurgis night

English

Etymology

Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.

Noun

Walpurgis night (plural Walpurgis nights)

1. Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.
2. (by extension) Any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.

Translations

feast of witchcraft in German folklore

• Danish: Valborgsaften
• Esperanto: Valpurga Nokto
• Estonian: volbriöö (et)
• French: Nuit de Walpurgis f
• German: Walpurgisnacht (de) f
• Greek: βαλπούργεια νύχτα (el) f (valpoúrgeia nýchta)
• Italian: Notte di Valpurga f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Valborgsnatten m, Valborgsnatta f

  Nynorsk: Valborgsnatta f

• Polish: Noc Walpurgi f
• Portuguese: Walpurgisnacht m or f, noite de Walpurgis f, noite de santa Valburga f
• Russian: Вальпургиева ночь f (Valʹpurgijeva nočʹ)
• Spanish: Noche de Walpurgis f
• Swedish: valborgsmässoafton (sv) c
• Ukrainian: Вальпургієву ніч f (Valʹpurhijevu nič)
• Volapük: el Walpurgisnacht, jimagivanazälaneit (vo), zälaneit jimagivanas

See also

• Beltane