advent
See also: Advent
Contents
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
advent (plural advents)
- Coming; coming to; approach; arrival.
- Young
- Death's dreadful advent
- 1853, Herman Melville, "Bartleby, the Scrivener," in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories, New York: Penguin, 1968; reprinted 1995 as Bartleby, ISBN 0146000129, page 3:
- At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51–52:
- Berlin's six-decade career began before the advent of radio and ended during the height of Beatlemania.
- Young
- (religion, Christianity, always capitalized) See Advent.
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
Terms related to advent (noun)
TranslationsEdit
coming, arrival
Christianity — see Advent
CzechEdit
NounEdit
advent m
- Advent (season before Christmas)
Related termsEdit
External linksEdit
- advent in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- advent in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
advent c (singular definite adventen, plural indefinite adventer)
- Advent (the period from Advent Sunday to Christmas)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of advent
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | advent | adventen | adventer | adventerne |
| genitive | advents | adventens | adventers | adventernes |
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
advent m (definite singular adventen, indefinite plural adventer, definite plural adventene)
- Advent (period before Christmas)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “advent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
advent f (definite singular adventa, indefinite plural adventer, definite plural adventene)
- Advent (period before Christmas)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “advent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old FrisianEdit
NounEdit
advent m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of advent (strong a-stem, masculine)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | advent | adventar, adventa |
| accusative | advent | adventar, adventa |
| genitive | adventes | adventa |
| dative | advente | adventum, adventem |
Serbo-CroatianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin adventus (“coming to”), perfect passive participle form of verb advenīre (“come to”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
àdvent m (Cyrillic spelling а̀двент)
- (Christianity) Advent (period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of advent
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “advent” in Hrvatski jezični portal