Masculine

Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) first of never, cold day in Hell
  2. (masculine, strong) first of never, cold day in Hell

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/zaŋ(k)tˈnɪmərlaɪ̯nsˌtaːk/
Etymology

From Sankt Nimmerlein + -s- + Tag, literally “St. Little Never’s Day”. Compare an equivalent in Portuguese no Dia de São Nunca and Italian il giorno di San Mai, further also Dutch met sint-juttemis, French à la Saint-Glinglin.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes