Sinterklaas

Dutch

FWOTD – 5 December 2012

Sinterklaas op zijn paard
Saint Nicholas on his horse

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sinter clâes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɪntərˈklaːs/
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Hyphenation: Sin‧ter‧klaas
Rhymes: -aːs

Proper noun

Sinterklaas m

Saint Nicholas in a folkloric incarnation, who (in the Low Countries and other parts of Europe) gives presents to children on December 5 or 6.
- 1984, Het Goede Doel (Henk Westbroek and Henk Temming), Sinterklaas (song):
  Met Paas denk ik aan Sinterklaas en stuur ik hem een kaart, ik vraag hem hoe het met hem gaat en groet gelijk zijn paard.
  At Easter I think of Sinterklaas and I send him a card, I ask him how he is and greet his horse too.
The holiday dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

Synonyms

Sint-Nicolaas

Derived terms

Chanoeklaas
Sinterkerst
sinterklaasavond
sinterklaascadeau
sinterklaasfeest
sinterklaasgedicht
sinterklaasinkopen
sinterklaasrijm
sinterklaassurprise

Descendants

→ English: Santa Claus
→? Saterland Frisian: Sunderkloas

See also

kerstman
Zwarte Piet (“Black Pete”)

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