halloweenとは

意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Hallowe'en
• Halloweven (古風な用法)

語源

A Scottish shortening of Allhalloweven, from Allhallowmas (the obsolete earlier name of All Saints' Day) + even (an archaic/poetic cognate of eve).

Allhallowmas can be superficially analyzed as a combination of all + hallow ("saint, holy person") + -mas ("mass, church festival, holiday" as in Christmas), but it's actually a direct descendant of the Middle English and 古期英語 terms for All Saints' Day, whose parts mean the same as in the modern expression: (Middle English Alhalwemesse) and 古期英語 ealra hālgena mæsse (字義どおりに "the mass of all the saints", from eall, halga, かつ mæsse).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌha.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌha.ləʊˈiːn/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌhæ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhɑ.ləˈwiːn/, /ˌhæ.loʊˈiːn/

固有名詞

Halloween (複数形 Halloweens)

1. The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and demanding candy with menaces.

   They all get dressed up in scary costumes at Halloween.

   • 1987, Kai Hansen, "Halloween", Helloween, Keeper Of The Seven Keys: Part 1.

     Black is the night full of fright / You'll be missing the day / What will be here very soon / Changing your way / A knock at your door / It is real or is it a dream / On trembling legs you open the door / And you scream... on Halloween

派生語

• Halloweekend

参考

• All Hallows' Day
• trick-or-treat, trick or treat
• Samhain