Walpurgis night

noun

Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.

OriginGerman Walpurgisnacht →
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Meanings

nounWalpurgis night (plural Walpurgis nights)

plural Walpurgis nights

  1. Walpurgisnacht ("Walpurga's night"), a feast of witchcraft in German folklore, observed on 30 April.
  2. broadlyAny orgiastic or bacchanalian party.

Origin

  1. GermanWalpurgisnacht
  2. EnglishWalpurgis night

Partial calque of German Walpurgisnacht.

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Translations

Danish Valborgsaften
  • Valborgsaftenfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Esperanto Valpurga Nokto
  • Valpurga Noktofeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Estonian volbriöö
  • volbriööfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
French Nuit de Walpurgis
  • Nuit de Walpurgisfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
German Walpurgisnacht
  • Walpurgisnachtfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Greek βαλπούργεια νύχτα
  • βαλπούργεια νύχτα (valpoúrgeia nýchta)feast of witchcraft in German folklore
Italian Notte di Valpurga
  • Notte di Valpurgafeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Norwegian Bokmål Valborgsnatten, Valborgsnatta
  • Valborgsnattenfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
  • Valborgsnattafeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Polish Noc Walpurgi
  • Noc Walpurgifeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Portuguese Walpurgisnacht, noite de Walpurgis
  • Walpurgisnachtfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
  • noite de Walpurgisfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
  • noite de santa Valburgafeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Russian Вальпургиева ночь
  • Вальпургиева ночь (Valʹpurgijeva nočʹ)feast of witchcraft in German folklore
Spanish Noche de Walpurgis
  • Noche de Walpurgisfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Swedish valborgsmässoafton
  • valborgsmässoaftonfeast of witchcraft in German folklore
Ukrainian Вальпургієву ніч
  • Вальпургієву ніч (Valʹpurhijevu nič)feast of witchcraft in German folklore
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