julafton
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish iūla aptan, equivalent to jul (“Christmas”) + afton (“eve”).
Figurative sense from the Northern European tradition of celebrating Christmas and exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve.
Noun
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- Christmas Eve (day before Christmas Day)
- (figuratively) A moment, often unexpected, that brings great joy or gifts.
- Det är ju som rena rama julafton!
- It’s like Christmas morning!
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | julafton | julaftons |
| definite | julaftonen | julaftonens | |
| plural | indefinite | julaftnar | julaftnars |
| definite | julaftnarna | julaftnarnas |
Further reading
[edit]- “julafton”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)