Noun
der Rosenmontag
Pronunciation: /ˌʁoːzn̩ˈmoːntaːk/
Shrove Monday, Collop Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday, Hall Monday (the Monday before Ash Wednesday, highlight of the German carnival season)
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plural Rosenmontage
Meanings
Noun
- Shrove Monday, Collop Monday, Rose Monday, Merry Monday, Hall Monday (the Monday before Ash Wednesday, highlight of the German carnival season)
Example sentence
Am Rosenmontag zieht der große Umzug durch die Stadt.
On Shrove Monday the big parade goes through the city.
Word forms
singular
der Rosenmontag
plural
die Rosenmontage
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Rosenmontag
Accusativeden Rosenmontag
Dativedem Rosenmontag
Genitivedes Rosenmontags
Plural
Nominativedie Rosenmontage
Accusativedie Rosenmontage
Dativeden Rosenmontagen
Genitiveder Rosenmontage
Usage
- am Rosenmontag — on the Monday before Shrove Tuesday
- Rosenmontag / Rosenmontage — the plural refers to different years' carnival Mondays
Für Rosenmontag hat die Kostümgruppe einen eigenen Wagen gebaut.
The costume group has built its own float for Shrove Monday.