Uchte

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German uchte, from Old Saxon ūhta, from Proto-Germanic *unhtwǭ. Related with Dutch ochtend (“morning”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊxtə/

Noun

Uchte f (genitive Uchte, plural Uchten)

(Christianity, regional, chiefly Westphalia) midnight mass or early morning mass (at Christmas and Easter)
Nach der Bescherung essen wir, dann spielen wir Karten, und dann gehen wir in die Uchte.
After opening the presents we have dinner, then we play cards, and then we go to midnight mass.

Declension

Declension of Uchte

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Uchte	die	Uchten
genitive	einer	der	Uchte	der	Uchten
dative	einer	der	Uchte	den	Uchten
accusative	eine	die	Uchte	die	Uchten

Synonyms

Christmette

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