bemärkelsedag
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
bemärkelse + dag
Noun edit
bemärkelsedag c
- a special (celebrated) day (for a person, institution, or the like), (commonly) a birthday
- 1938, “Med en enkel tulipan [With a simple tulip]”, Sven Paddock (lyrics), Jules Sylvain (music), performed by Harry Brandelius:
- Med en enkel tulipan, uppå bemärkelseda'n [bemärkelsedagen], jag har den äran, jag har den äran, att gratulera.
- With a simple tulip, upon the special day, I have the [that] honor [idiomatic for (birthday) congratulations], I have the honor, to congratulate you.
Declension edit
| Declension of bemärkelsedag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bemärkelsedag | bemärkelsedagen | bemärkelsedagar | bemärkelsedagarna |
| Genitive | bemärkelsedags | bemärkelsedagens | bemärkelsedagars | bemärkelsedagarnas |
See also edit
- födelsedag (“birthday”)