Wiktionary

helg

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse helgr f, from Proto-Germanic *hailagijō, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish helg. Derived from *hailagaz (“holy”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /helˀɣ/, [ˈhɛlˀj]

Noun edit

helg c (singular definite helgen, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) holiday, weekend

Declension edit

Declension of helg
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative helg helgen
genitive helgs helgens

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology edit

From Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /helɡ/, [hɛlɡ]

Noun edit

helg f or m (definite singular helga or helgen, indefinite plural helger, definite plural helgene)

  1. a weekend
    Helga har kommet.
    The weekend has arrived.

References edit

“helg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

helg f (definite singular helga, indefinite plural helgar or helger, definite plural helgane or helgene)

  1. a weekend
  2. (ecclesiastical, rare) a holiday

Declension edit

  Declension of helg (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative helg helga helgar, helger helgane, helgene
compound-genitive helge- ― helge- ―

References edit

  • “helg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “helg”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “helg” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /hɛlj/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

helg c

  1. a (religious) holiday
  2. a weekend
    1. (strictly) Saturday and Sunday
    2. (colloquial) Friday afternoon (after work) to Sunday
      Nu tar jag helg, vi syns på måndag.
      I'll take my weekend now, see you on Monday.
    3. (figuratively) two consecutively scheduled free days (especially within occupations where work on Saturdays and Sundays is common, e.g. the service sector)
      Denna veckan har jag helg på onsdag och torsdag.
      This week my weekend is on Wednesday and Thursday.

Declension edit

Declension of helg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative helg helgen helger helgerna
Genitive helgs helgens helgers helgernas

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