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Read the German Dictionary meaning of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag,part of speech of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, synonyms of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, antonyms of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, words derived from Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, examples of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag usage, alternate forms of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, word forms of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, history of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, pronounciation of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, abbreviation forms of Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag below:
1.1 first of never, cold day in Hell
1.2 when pigs fly, when Hell freezes over
2.1 first of never, cold day in Hell
2.2 until the cows come home, until doomsday
Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag is a Noun. A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
Sankt Nimmerleinstag
1.1 Und an diesem Tag zahlt die Güte sich aus
Und die Schlechtigkeit kostet den Hals
Und Verdienst und Verdienen, die machen gute Mienen
Und tauschen Brot und Salz.
In English: And on this day goodness will pay off
And badness will cost one one's neck
And merit and payment, they'll smile at each other
And exchange bread and salt.
On Saint Neverling's Day,1.2 Ad Calendas Graecas, auf die Griechiſchen Kalenden (wird es geſchehen): auf den Sankt Nimmerleins-Tag: nun und nimmermehr. Die Griechen hatten nämlich in ihrem Kalender keine Kalenden, um damit den erſten Monatstag zu bezeichnen.
In English: Ad kalendas Graecas, on the Greek kalends (will it happen): when pigs fly: now and nevermore. After all, the Greeks didn't have any kalends in their calendar, with which to designate the first day of the month.,2.1 Einige der Zwangsverpflichteten arbeiteten ihm zu langsam, und so fuhr er mit einem Donnerwetter dazwischen. »Wollt ihr wohl schneller machen, ihr Kerle! So dauert es bis zum Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tag, bis wir fertig sind. Denkt daran, dass ihr uns so lange durchfüttern müsst!«
In English: Some of the conscripts worked to slowly for his liking, and so he interved with a curse. ‘Would you work faster, you guys! Like this it'll take until the cows come home before we're done. Keep in mind, that you'll have to keep feeding us until then!’
1. Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tags (genitive)
2. Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tages (genitive)
3. Sankt-Nimmerleins-Tage (plural)
From Sankt Nimmerlein + -s- + Tag, literally “St. Little Never’s Day”. Compare an equivalent in Portuguese no Dia de São Nunca, further also Dutch met sint-juttemis, French à la Saint-Glinglin.
/zaŋ(k)tˈnɪmərlaɪ̯nsˌtaːk/
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