Feminine

Himmelfahrt

Meaning

  1. (feminine) ascension
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, feminine) Short for Christi Himmelfahrt (“Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter”)
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, feminine) Short for Mariä Himmelfahrt (“Assumption of Mary, 15th August”)
  4. (feminine) assumption

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

uufert

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

uff’faart

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhɪml̩ˌfaːɐ̯t]
Etymology

Himmel (“heaven”) + Fahrt (“travel”)

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