Zwickeltag

German

Etymology

Zwickel (“spandrel”) +‎ Tag (“day”), literally “spandrel day”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡svɪkl̩ˌtaːk/

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• Hyphenation: Zwi‧ckel‧tag

Noun

Zwickeltag m (strong, genitive Zwickeltages or Zwickeltags, plural Zwickeltage)

1. (Austria) a day which, if taken off work, results in a long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Declension

Declension of Zwickeltag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zwickeltag	die	Zwickeltage
genitive	eines	des	Zwickeltages, Zwickeltags	der	Zwickeltage
dative	einem	dem	Zwickeltag, Zwickeltage1	den	Zwickeltagen
accusative	einen	den	Zwickeltag	die	Zwickeltage

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Brückentag, Fenstertag