From Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz. From helgi (“weekend; two or more holidays in a row”) + dagur (“day”).
helgidagur m (genitive singular helgidags, nominative plural helgidagar)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | helgidagur | helgidagurinn | helgidagar | helgidagarnir |
accusative | helgidag | helgidaginn | helgidaga | helgidagana |
dative | helgidegi | helgideginum | helgidögum | helgidögunum |
genitive | helgidags | helgidagsins | helgidaga | helgidaganna |