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Halloween

See also: halloween and Hallowe'en

English

Alternative forms

Hallowe'en

Proper noun

Halloween ‎(plural Halloweens)

The eve of All Hallows' Day; 31st October; celebrated (mostly in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and Ireland) by children going door-to-door in costume and demanding candy with menaces.

Translations

31st of October

Afrikaans: Allerheilige-aand, Halloween
Arabic: هالووين m ‎(haluwīn)
Armenian: Հելոուին ‎(Helouin)
Belarusian: Хэлоўі́н m ‎(Xeloŭín)
Bengali: হ্যালোউইন ‎(hyalouin), হ্যালোইন (bn) ‎(hyaloin)
Bulgarian: Хелоуин m ‎(Helouin)
Chickasaw: Sholop Inittak
Chinese:

Cantonese: 萬聖節, 万圣节 ‎(maan⁶ sing³ zit³) (originally meant All Hallows' Day), 萬聖夜, 万圣夜 ‎(maan⁶ sing³ je⁶), 萬聖節前夕, 万圣节前夕 ‎(maan⁶ sing³ zit³ cin⁴ zik⁶)

Mandarin: 萬聖夜, 万圣夜 ‎(Wànshèngyè), 萬聖節 (zh), 万圣节 (zh) ‎(Wànshèngjié) (originally meant All Hallows' Day), 萬聖節前夕 (zh), 万圣节前夕 (zh) ‎(Wànshèngjié qiánxī, Wànshèngjié qiánxí)
Czech: Halloween (cs) m
Danish: allehelgensaften (da) c
Esperanto: Haloveno
Faroese: allahalgannaaftan m, alhalgunaaftan m
Finnish: halloween (fi)
French: Halloween (fr)
Galician: Samaín m
Georgian: ჰელოუინი ‎(helouini)
German: Halloween (de) n
Greek: παραμονή των Αγίων Πάντων ‎(paramoní ton Agíon Pánton)
Gujarati: હેલોવીન ‎(helovīn)
Hebrew: לֵיל כָּל הַקְּדוֹשִׁים (he) ‎(leil kol haqdoshím)
Hindi: हैलोवीन ‎(hailovīn)
Icelandic: hrekkjavaka f

Irish: Oíche Shamhna f
Italian: Halloween (it) m, vigilia di Ognissanti f
Japanese: ハロウィーン (ja) ‎(Harouīn), ハロウィン (ja) ‎(Harouin)
Kannada: ಹ್ಯಾಲೋವೀನ್‌ ‎(hyālōvīn‌)
Korean: 할로윈 ‎(Hallowin)
Macedonian: Ноќ на вештерките f ‎(Noḱ na vešterkite)
Navajo: Doo Hóshkał Bá Hazʼą́
Norman: Veil'ye d'la Toussaint f
Old English: Ealra Hālgena Ǣfen
Persian: هالووین (fa) ‎(hâlouvin)
Polish: Dziady m pl, Halloween (pl) m, wigilia Wszystkich Świętych f
Portuguese: Dia das Bruxas (pt) m
Russian: Хеллоуи́н m ‎(Xɛllouín), Халуви́н m ‎(Xaluvín), Хэллоуи́н (ru) m ‎(Xɛllouín), Халуи́н ‎(Xaluín)
Sardinian: Faghide bene a sos mortos
Scots: Hallae E'en
Scottish Gaelic: Oidhche Shamhna f
Spanish: Halloween (es) m
Swedish: halloween
Tajik: Хеллоуин ‎(Xellouyin)
Telugu: హాలోవీన్ ‎(hālōvīn)
Thai: ฮาโลวีน ‎(haa-loo-wiin)
Turkish: Cadılar Bayramı
Ukrainian: Геллові́н m ‎(Hellovín), Хеллові́н m ‎(Xellovín), Відьо́мська ніч f ‎(Vidʹómsʹka nič)
Urdu: ہالووین ‎(hālovīn)
Vietnamese: Halloween (vi), đêm trước ngày lễ Các Thánh
Welsh: Nos Galan Gaeaf f, (informal) Nos Glangaea
Yakut: Хэллоуин ‎(Xellouin)

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English Halloween.

Pronunciation

(France) ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.lɔ.win/
(Quebec) ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /a.lo.wiːn/

Noun

Halloween f ‎(plural Halloweens)

Halloween

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Halloween.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈallowin/

Noun

Halloween m ‎(plural Halloween)

Halloween

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Halloween.

Noun

Halloween m ‎(plural Halloweens)

Halloween (31st of October)

halloween

See also: Halloween and Hallowe'en

Finnish

Noun

halloween

Halloween (31st of October)

Declension

Inflection of halloween (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		halloween	halloweenit
genitive		halloweenin	halloweenien
partitive		halloweenia	halloweeneja
illative		halloweeniin	halloweeneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halloween	halloweenit
accusative	nom.	halloween	halloweenit
accusative	gen.	halloweenin	halloweenit
genitive		halloweenin	halloweenien
partitive		halloweenia	halloweeneja
inessive		halloweenissa	halloweeneissa
elative		halloweenista	halloweeneista
illative		halloweeniin	halloweeneihin
adessive		halloweenilla	halloweeneilla
ablative		halloweenilta	halloweeneilta
allative		halloweenille	halloweeneille
essive		halloweenina	halloweeneina
translative		halloweeniksi	halloweeneiksi
instructive		—	halloweenein
abessive		halloweenitta	halloweeneitta
comitative		—	halloweeneineen

Hungarian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhɛloviːn]
Hyphenation: hal‧lo‧ween

Noun

halloween ‎(plural halloweenek)

Halloween (31st of October)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	halloween	halloweenek
accusative	halloweent	halloweeneket
dative	halloweennek	halloweeneknek
instrumental	halloweennel	halloweenekkel
causal-final	halloweenért	halloweenekért
translative	halloweenné	halloweenekké
terminative	halloweenig	halloweenekig
essive-formal	halloweenként	halloweenekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halloweenben	halloweenekben
superessive	halloweenen	halloweeneken
adessive	halloweennél	halloweeneknél
illative	halloweenbe	halloweenekbe
sublative	halloweenre	halloweenekre
allative	halloweenhez	halloweenekhez
elative	halloweenből	halloweenekből
delative	halloweenről	halloweenekről
ablative	halloweentől	halloweenektől

Possessive forms of halloween
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	halloweenem	halloweenjeim
2nd person sing.	halloweened	halloweenjeid
3rd person sing.	halloweenje	halloweenjei
1st person plural	halloweenünk	halloweenjeink
2nd person plural	halloweenetek	halloweenjeitek
3rd person plural	halloweenjük	halloweenjeik

Derived terms

halloweenes
halloweenparti

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Halloween

Halloween

English

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French

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Noun

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Italian

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Noun

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Spanish

Etymology

Noun

halloween

halloween

Finnish

Noun

Declension

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

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