An Silvester leuchtet das Feuerwerk über Berlin. On New Year's Eve, fireworks light up the sky over Berlin.

noun · A2

der Silvester

[zɪlˈvɛstɐ]

New Year's Eve

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Other Examples

Was machst du an Silvester?

What are you doing on New Year's Eve?
Wir feiern Silvester dieses Jahr bei Frida in Kreuzberg.

This year we're celebrating New Year's Eve at Frida's in Kreuzberg.
Frau Hilde bleibt an Silvester lieber zu Hause.

Frau Hilde prefers to stay at home on New Year's Eve.

Grammar

Plural: die Silvester In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative wer? was?	der Silvester	die Silvester
Accusative wen? was?	den Silvester	die Silvester
Dative wem?	dem Silvester	den Silvestern
Genitive wessen?	des Silvesters	der Silvester

How the Word Is Built

Word family

der Silvesterabenddie Silvesterparty

In Otti's situations: The friends celebrate New Year

anstoßen dekorieren eine Party geben die Einladung die Feier der Feiertag das Feuerwerk Frohe Weihnachten! Frohes neues Jahr! der Glückwunsch gratulieren das Neujahr

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