dymmelonsdag

Swedish

Etymology

dymmel +‎ 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

dymmelonsdag c

  1. Holy Wednesday (the Wednesday before Easter Sunday)

Declension
Declension of dymmelonsdag 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dymmelonsdag dymmelonsdagen dymmelonsdagar dymmelonsdagarna
Genitive dymmelonsdags dymmelonsdagens dymmelonsdagars dymmelonsdagarnas

References
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