lillejulafton

Swedish

Etymology

From lille- (“little”) +‎ julafton (“Christmas Eve”). Compare Danish lillejuleaften.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪlɛjʉ̟ːlˌaftɔn/, /ˌlɪlɛjʉ̟ːlˈaftɔn/

Noun

lillejulafton c

  1. (dialectal, Southern) the day before Christmas Eve
    • 2018, Emma Leijnse, “Ny prognos: Drömmen lever om en vit jul i Skåne [New prognosis: The dream of a white Christmas is alive in Scania]”, in Sydsvenskan‎[1]:
      Vit lillejulafton i västra Skåne, och chans att snön ligger kvar även på julafton.
      A white day before Christmas Eve, and a chance that the snow stays also on Christmas Eve.

Declension

Declension of lillejulafton
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lillejulafton lillejulaftons
definite lillejulaftonen lillejulaftonens
plural indefinite lillejulaftnar lillejulaftnars
definite lillejulaftnarna lillejulaftnarnas

Synonyms

  • dagen före dopparedagen
  • dan före dopparedan
  • lilla julafton (dialectal)
  • lillejul (dialectal)

References

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