bemärkelsedag

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bemärkelse +‎ dag

Noun[edit]

bemärkelsedag c

  1. a special (celebrated) day (for a person, institution, or the like), (commonly) a birthday
    • 1938, “Med en enkel tulipan [With a simple tulip]”, Sven Paddock (lyrics), Jules Sylvain (music), performed by Harry Brandelius:
      Med en enkel tulipan, uppå bemärkelseda'n [bemärkelsedagen], jag har den äran, jag har den äran, att gratulera.
      With a simple tulip, upon the special day, I have the [that] honor [idiomatic for (birthday) congratulations], I have the honor, to congratulate you.

Declension[edit]

Declension of bemärkelsedag 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bemärkelsedag bemärkelsedagen bemärkelsedagar bemärkelsedagarna
Genitive bemärkelsedags bemärkelsedagens bemärkelsedagars bemärkelsedagarnas

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