Raunacht
German, noun/ˈʁaʊ̯ˌnaxt/
Raunacht is a German feminine noun meaning “Yule night, a night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, associated with pagan superstition, evil spirits and the Wild Hunt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine von je nach Tradition drei bis zwölf Nächten, die in einem Zeitraum von frühestens der Wintersonnenwende…”.
What does Raunacht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineYule night, a night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, associated with pagan superstition, evil spirits and the Wild Hunt
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine von je nach Tradition drei bis zwölf Nächten, die in einem Zeitraum von frühestens der Wintersonnenwende bis spätestens dem Dreikönigsfest liegen
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 Raunacht
- Raunächte plural
- Raunächten dative definite plural
- Rauhnacht alternative
- Rauchnacht alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Raunacht?
- /ˈʁaʊ̯ˌnaxt/
- [ˈʁaʊ̯ˌnaxt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.