helg

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /helˀɣ/,

Noun

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

  1. (rare) holiday, weekend

Declension

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

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /helɡ/,

Noun

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

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

References

“helg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. weekend
  2. (ecclesiastical, rare) holiday

Declension

  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

  • “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

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛlj/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

helg c

  1. (religious) holiday
  2. 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

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

Collocations

(weekend):

  • i helgen ― this weekend
  • på helgen ― on the weekend
  • förra helgen ― last weekend

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