Old English · noun
geolæfen
Normalised ġēolǣfen
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈje͜oːlˌæː.fen/[ˈje͜oːlˌæː.ven]
- Syllables
- ˈje͜oːl · ˌæː · fen (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- christmas evechristmaseve
Meaning
-
Christmas Eve
-
the evening before Christmas
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġēolǣfenġeōlǣfen | ġēolǣfennasġeōlǣfennas |
| Accusative | ġēolǣfenġeōlǣfen | ġēolǣfennasġeōlǣfennas |
| Genitive | ġēolǣfennesġeōlǣfennes | ġēolǣfennaġeōlǣfenna |
| Dative | ġēolǣfenneġeōlǣfenne | ġēolǣfennumġeōlǣfennum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jehwlaēbanþs. Cognate with Old Norse jólaaptann.
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