Eisheiliger
German, noun/ˈaɪ̯sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ/
Eisheiliger is spelled E-I-S-H-E-I-L-I-G-E-R (11 letters). Eisheiliger is a German masculine noun meaning “a period in May with increased likelihood of night frost, falling on the name days of certain saints; a blackberry winter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong genitive/dative singular of Eisheilige. The German Wiktionary defines it as “einer der männlichen Heiligen der drei (regional auch vier) Schutzpatronen der drei (vier) Tage vom 12. (11.)…”.
What does Eisheiliger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea period in May with increased likelihood of night frost, falling on the name days of certain saints; a blackberry winter
- 2
masculineone of these saints (male or of unspecified gender); an "ice saint"
noun
- 1
femininestrong genitive/dative singular
- 2
femininestrong genitive plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einer der männlichen Heiligen der drei (regional auch vier) Schutzpatronen der drei (vier) Tage vom 12. (11.) bis 14. Mai, an denen in Mitteleuropa noch die Gefahr eines verspäteten Frosteinbruchs im Frühling besteht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Eisheiliger
- der Eisheilige definite nominative
- Eisheiligen genitive
- Eisheilige plural
- die Eisheiligen definite plural
- Eisheiligem dative singular strong
- des Eisheiligen genitive singular
- der Eisheiligen genitive plural
- dem Eisheiligen dative singular
- den Eisheiligen dative plural
- ein Eisheiliger nominative singular
- keine Eisheiligen nominative plural
- eines Eisheiligen genitive singular
- keiner Eisheiligen genitive plural
- einem Eisheiligen dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Eisheiliger?
- /ˈaɪ̯sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ/
- [ˈaɪ̯sˌhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.