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Silvester.

New Year's Eve

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɪlˈvɛstɐ/Germany/sɪlˈvɛstɐ/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. New Year's Eve

    masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Pope Silvester I, whose feast-day has been the 31st of December since the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582. Compare Russian Сильвестров день (Silʹvestrov denʹ), Polish sylwester.

name/zɪlˈvɛstɐ/Germany/sɪlˈvɛstɐ/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. a male given name

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Latin Silvester.

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