Meanings
nounAdvent calendar (plural Advent calendars)
plural Advent calendars
- A calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.
Origin
- GermanAdventskalender
- EnglishAdvent calendar
Probably a calque of German Adventskalender, the modern tradition having originated in 19th-century Germany.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan calendari d'advent
- calendari d'adventcalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Czech adventní kalendář
- adventní kalendářcalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Danish adventskalender, julekalender
- adventskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- julekalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Dutch adventskalender
- adventskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Finnish joulukalenteri, adventtikalenteri
- joulukalentericalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- adventtikalentericalendar used to count down the days of Advent
French calendrier de l'Avent
- calendrier de l'Aventcalendar used to count down the days of Advent
German Adventskalender, Adventkalender
- Adventskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- Adventkalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- Weihnachtskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Greek Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο
- Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο (Christougenniátiko imerológio)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
Hungarian adventi naptár, adventi kalendárium
- adventi naptárcalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- adventi kalendáriumcalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Italian calendario dell'avvento
- calendario dell'avventocalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Japanese アドベントカレンダー
- アドベントカレンダー (adobento karendā)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
Norwegian Bokmål adventskalender, julekalender
- adventskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- julekalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Polish kalendarz adwentowy
- kalendarz adwentowycalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Portuguese calendário do Advento
- calendário do Adventocalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Russian предрожде́ственский календа́рь, рожде́ственский календа́рь
- предрожде́ственский календа́рь (predroždéstvenskij kalendárʹ)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
- рожде́ственский календа́рь (roždéstvenskij kalendárʹ)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
- адве́нт-календа́рь (advént-kalendárʹ)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
Spanish calendario de adviento
- calendario de advientocalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Swedish julkalender, adventskalender
- julkalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
- adventskalendercalendar used to count down the days of Advent
Ukrainian різдвя́ний календа́р
- різдвя́ний календа́р (rizdvjányj kalendár)calendar used to count down the days of Advent
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APA
Advent calendar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advent%20calendar
MLA
“Advent calendar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Advent%20calendar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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