Karfreitag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German karvrītac, from kar ("lamentation; mourning"; from Old High German kara, chara) + vrītac (“Friday”). More at care, Friday.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaːɐ̯ˈfraitaːk/
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Noun

Karfreitag m (strong, genitive Karfreitages or Karfreitags, plural Karfreitage)

Good Friday
Synonyms: Charfreitag, Stiller Freitag

Declension

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See also

Karmittwoch (Charmittwoch)
Karsamstag (Charsamstag)
Karwoche (Charwoche)

Further reading

“Karfreitag” in Duden online
“Karfreitag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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