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Blitzen
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blitzen
English
Santa Claus's reindeer
Alternative forms
en Blixen Blixem
Etymology
First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from en nl bliksem lightning, and perhaps influenced by the en de - form de Blitz.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Blitzen.wav US
Proper noun
The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.
Coordinate terms
en Santa Claus's reindeer Dasher Dancer Prancer Vixen Comet Cupid Donner Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Derived terms
en donder and blitzen
Translations
reindeer of Santa Claus
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 閃電 Shǎndiàn
Finnish: fi Salama
French: fr Éclair m
Greek: el Αστραπή f
Italian: it Lampo m
Japanese: ja ブリッツェン Burittsen
Polish: pl Błyskawiczny m
Portuguese: pt Relâmpago m
Spanish: es Relámpago m, es Rayo m
Anagrams
en beilntz blintze
en Christmas Fictional characters
German
Pronunciation
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Blitzen.wav
de De-Blitzen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
de noun form n
de Blitz dat p