lillejulafton
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Swedish
Etymology
From lille- (“little”) + julafton (“Christmas Eve”). Compare Danish lillejuleaften.
Pronunciation
Noun
lillejulafton c
- (dialectal, Southern) the day before Christmas Eve
- 2018, Emma Leijnse, “Ny prognos: Drömmen lever om en vit jul i Skåne [New prognosis: The dream of a white Christmas is alive in Scania]”, in Sydsvenskan:
- Vit lillejulafton i västra Skåne, och chans att snön ligger kvar även på julafton.
- A white day before Christmas Eve, and a chance that the snow stays also on Christmas Eve.
Declension
Declension of lillejulafton
Synonyms
- dagen före dopparedagen
- dan före dopparedan
- lilla julafton (dialectal)
- lillejul (dialectal)