Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz. From helgi (weekend; two or more holidays in a row) +‎ dagur (day).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlcɪˌtaːɣʏr/

Noun

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helgidagur m (genitive singular helgidags, nominative plural helgidagar)

  1. holiday

Declension

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    Declension of helgidagur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative helgidagur helgidagurinn helgidagar helgidagarnir
accusative helgidag helgidaginn helgidaga helgidagana
dative helgidegi helgideginum helgidögum helgidögunum
genitive helgidags helgidagsins helgidaga helgidaganna