helg
Danish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse helgr f, from Proto-Germanic *hailagijō, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish helg. Derived from *hailagaz (“holy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithelg c (singular definite helgen, not used in plural form)
Declension
editDeclension of helg
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helg | helgen |
genitive | helgs | helgens |
References
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithelg f or m (definite singular helga or helgen, indefinite plural helger, definite plural helgene)
- weekend
- Helga har kommet.
- The weekend has arrived.
References
edit“helg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse helgr.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /hɛlɡ/, /hɛɽɡ/, [hɛɽɡ], [hælɡ], [hɛɽɡ], [hæɽɡ]
- (East Norway) IPA(key): /hɛɽj/, [hæɽj]
- Rhymes: -ɛlɡ, -ɛɽɡ, -ɛɽj
Noun
edithelg f (definite singular helga, indefinite plural helgar or helger, definite plural helgane or helgene)
Declension
edit Declension of helg (strong ijō-stem)
References
editSwedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithelg c
- (religious) holiday
- weekend
- (strictly) Saturday and Sunday
- (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.
- (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
editDeclension of helg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | helg | helgen | helger | helgerna |
Genitive | helgs | helgens | helgers | helgernas |
Related terms
editCollocations
edit(weekend):
- i helgen ― this weekend
- på helgen ― on the weekend
- förra helgen ― last weekend
Further reading
edit- helg in Svensk ordbok.
- helg in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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