jólaaftan

Faroese

Etymology

From jól (“Christmas”) +‎ aftan (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔuːla.aftan/

Noun

jólaaftan m (genitive singular jólaaftans, uncountable)

1. Christmas Eve

Declension

m53	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	jólaaftan	jólaaftanin
accusative	jólaaftan	jólaaftanin
dative	jólaaftani	jólaaftaninum
genitive	jólaaftans	jólaaftansins

Derived terms

• jólaaftansdagur
• jólaaftansdøgurði

Further reading

• "jólaaftan" at Sprotin.fo