helligdag

Danish

Etymology

From hellig (“holy”) +‎ dag (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛliˌdæˀ]

Noun

helligdag c (singular definite helligdagen, plural indefinite helligdage)

1. holiday (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed)
2. holiday (day declared free from work by the government)
3. holiday (unintentional gap)

Declension

Declension of helligdag

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	helligdag	helligdagen	helligdage	helligdagene
genitive	helligdags	helligdagens	helligdages	helligdagenes

References

• “helligdag” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “helligdag” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

hellig +‎ dag

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlɪdɑː/, /hɛlɪdɑːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːɡ

Noun

helligdag m (definite singular helligdagen, indefinite plural helligdager, definite plural helligdagene)

1. holiday