Frau Hilde feiert Heiligabend mit Otti und allen Nachbarn. Frau Hilde celebrates Christmas Eve with Otti and all the neighbours.

noun · B1

der Heiligabend

[ˌhaɪ̯lɪçˈʔaːbn̩t]

Christmas Eve

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An Heiligabend essen wir traditionell Kartoffelsalat mit Würstchen.

On Christmas Eve we traditionally eat potato salad with sausages.
Arbeitest du an Heiligabend, oder hast du frei?

Are you working on Christmas Eve, or do you have the day off?
Emil musste an Heiligabend noch Pakete ausliefern, bevor er zu seinen Eltern fuhr.

On Christmas Eve, Emil still had to deliver parcels before he went to his parents'.

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Heil root ig suffix abend root

A compound: Heilig + der Abend

The last word gives the article. More rules

heiligder Abend

der Advent der Adventskalender der Adventskranz anzünden auspacken der Brauch feiern festlich Frohe Ostern! der Karneval die Laterne das Osterei

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