Bartholomäusnacht
German, noun/baʁtoloˈmɛːʊsˌnaxt/
Bartholomäusnacht is a German feminine noun meaning “St. Bartholomew's Day massacre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Massenmord an Hugenotten in der Nacht vom 23. zum 24. August 1572”.
What does Bartholomäusnacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineSt. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Massenmord an Hugenotten in der Nacht vom 23. zum 24. August 1572
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Bartholomäusnacht?
- /baʁtoloˈmɛːʊsˌnaxt/
- [baʁtoloˈmɛːʊsˌnaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bartholomäusnacht in German?
Bartholomäusnacht appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).