Christmas

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 Related words and phrases

English

Pronunciation

Christ*mas

• IPA: /'kɻɪs.məs/
• SAMPA: /'krIs.m@s/

KRIS-məs

Etymology

from the Middle English Cristemas, in turn from Anglo-Saxon Crīstes mæsse, Christ's festival  : Crīst, Christ; see Christ + mæsse, festival; see Mass.

Noun

1. The Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ
2. The season (traditionally from the 24th of December to the 6th of January) around the celebration of Christ's birth

Synonyms

• Yule

Translations

• Breton: Nedeleg
• Bulgarian: Рождество Христово , Коледа
• Croatian: Božić
• Czech: Vánoce
• Dutch: Kerstmis , Kerstfeest
• Finnish: joulu
• French: Noël
• German: Weihnachten
• Hebrew: חַג-הַמּוֹלָד הַנּוֹצְרִי
• Italian: Natale
• Japanese: クリスマス (kurisumasu)
• Greek: Christougenia
• Polish: Boże Narodzenie
• Scots Gaelic: Nollaig
• Spanish: Navidad
• Swedish: Jul

Related words and phrases

• Advent
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas present
• Christmastide
• Christmas tree
• Crissmuss
• Merry Christmas
• Yuletide