Hexensabbat
German
Etymology
Hexe (“witch”) + Sabbat (“Sabbath”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛksənˌzabat/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Hexensabbat m (strong, genitive Hexensabbats, plural Hexensabbate)
- Sabbath, witches' Sabbath
- (figurative) bedlam, pandemonium
Declension
Declension of Hexensabbat [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Hexensabbat | die | Hexensabbate |
genitive | eines | des | Hexensabbats | der | Hexensabbate |
dative | einem | dem | Hexensabbat | den | Hexensabbaten |
accusative | einen | den | Hexensabbat | die | Hexensabbate |
Further reading
- “Hexensabbat” in Duden online
- “Hexensabbat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache