trandag

Swedish

Etymology

trana (“crane”) +‎ dag (“day”)

Noun

trandag c

1. (chiefly in the definite) Crane Day; a celebration day for the return of the cranes and sunlight

   Synonym: ljusdagen (“Light Day”)

Usage notes

In Sweden celebrated at various dates depending on location. One of these dates is March 25th, which coincides with vårfrudagen (“Lady Day”) and våffeldagen (“Waffel Day”).

Declension

Declension of trandag
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	trandag	trandagen	trandagar	trandagarna
Genitive	trandags	trandagens	trandagars	trandagarnas

See also

• tranbrev (“crane letter”)
• tranafton (“Crane Eve”)

References

• trandag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)