julafton

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish iūla aptan, equivalent to jul (“Christmas”) + afton (“eve”).

Noun

julafton c

1. Christmas Eve (day before Christmas Day)

Declension

Declension of julafton

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	julafton	julaftons
	definite	julaftonen	julaftonens
plural	indefinite	julaftnar	julaftnars
	definite	julaftnarna	julaftnarnas

Further reading

• julafton in Svensk ordbok.