dymmelonsdag
Swedish
editEtymology
editdymmel + onsdag. The name comes from the tradition in Scandinavia to replace metal clappers in the church bells with dowels in order to give them a more muted sound.
Noun
editdymmelonsdag c
- Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter Sunday)
Declension
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dymmelonsdag | dymmelonsdagen | dymmelonsdagar | dymmelonsdagarna |
Genitive | dymmelonsdags | dymmelonsdagens | dymmelonsdagars | dymmelonsdagarnas |