våffeldag
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of våffla (“waffle”) + dag (“day”). A jocular folk etymological transition from vårfrudagen (“Lady Day”). According to SAOB attested since 1888.
Noun
[edit]våffeldag c
- (chiefly in the definite) waffle day, Lady Day; a day when waffles are traditionally eaten
- Synonym: vårfrudag (“Lady Day”)
- 28 Mar 1879, “Krönika.”, in Vesternorrlands Allehanda.[1]:
- "Våffeldagen" i tisdags var likasom en försmak af det stora, veckolånga skollof, hvilket i alla rättänkande skolgossar och skolflickors (vi hade så när sagdt äfven skollärares) ögon utgör den förnämsta epoken i hvarje vårtermin.
- "Waffle Day" last Tuesday was like a foretaste of the large, week-long school holiday, which in the eyes of all right-thinking schoolboys and schoolgirls (and we on the brim nearly included schoolteachers) constitutes the most important epoch in each spring term.
Usage notes
[edit]In Sweden celebrated on March 25th. Also coincidences with the otherwise unrelated trandagen (“crane day”) in many areas.
Declension
[edit]Declension of våffeldag | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | våffeldag | våffeldagen | våffeldagar | våffeldagarna |
Genitive | våffeldags | våffeldagens | våffeldagars | våffeldagarnas |