das Silvester
B2New Year's Eve
- English meaning
- New Year's Eve
- Gender
- das — neuter
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
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Silvester in a sentence
Silvester feiern wir mit Familie und Freunden.
We celebrate New Year's Eve with family and friends.
Declension of das Silvester
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Silvester | — |
| Accusative | das Silvester | — |
| Dative | dem Silvester | — |
| Genitive | des Silvesters | — |
Where Silvester comes from
benannt nach Papst Silvester I. (314–335), dessen Todestag der 31. Dezember war; das Wort ist seit dem 19. Jahrhundert belegt. „Silvester“ bedeutet: der Waldbewohner, vom lateinischen Adjektiv silvestris „bewaldet“, dieses von silva „Wald“.
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Questions about Silvester
Is it der, die or das Silvester?
It is das Silvester — Silvester is neuter.
What is the genitive of Silvester?
The genitive singular is des Silvesters.
What does Silvester mean in English?
das Silvester means "New Year's Eve". For example: "Silvester feiern wir mit Familie und Freunden." — "We celebrate New Year's Eve with family and friends."
What level is Silvester in German?
Silvester is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the calendar & dates vocabulary.
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