Blitzen

See also: blitzen

English

Alternative forms

Blixen, Blixem

Etymology

First attested in the 1823 poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Named from Dutch bliksem (“lightning”), and perhaps influenced by the German form Blitz.

Proper noun

Blitzen

The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.

Coordinate terms

Santa Claus's reindeer

Comet
Cupid

Derived terms

donder and blitzen

Translations

reindeer of Santa Claus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 閃電 (zh), 闪电 (zh) (Shǎndiàn)
Finnish: Salama
French: Éclair m
Greek: Αστραπή f (Astrapí)

Italian: Lampo m
Japanese: ブリッツェン (Burittsen)
Polish: Błyskawiczny m
Portuguese: Relâmpago m
Spanish: Relámpago m, Rayo (es) m

Anagrams

blintze

German

Noun

Blitzen n

dative plural of Blitz

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