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Rosenmontag
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German
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Etymology
From West Central German dialects. Analysable as de Rose rose Montag Monday, but originally probably equivalent to standard German de rasender Montag mad, frantic, frenetic Monday. The forms de Rosen roses and de rasen to rush, rage, be frantic merge in some dialects, e.g. in the Palatinate. Dialects that do maintain a distinction, however, generally use the word for “rose” (compare gmw-cfr Rusemondaach), meaning that the reinterpretation must be rather old.
Pronunciation
de /ˌʁoːzn̩ˈmoːntaːk/ /ˈʁoːzn̩ˌmoːntaːk/
de De-Rosenmontag.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ro sen mon tag
Noun
m,(e)s
Shrove Monday, Collop Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday, Hall Monday the Monday before Ash Wednesday, highlight of the German carnival season
Declension
m,(e)s
See also
de Karneval
de Fasching
de Fastnacht
de Holidays