trandag

Swedish

Etymology

trana (“crane”) +‎ dag (“day”)

Noun

trandag c

1. (chiefly in the definite) Crane Day; a celebration day for the return of the cranes and sunlight

   Synonym: ljusdagen (“Light Day”)

Usage notes

In Sweden celebrated at various dates depending on location. One of these dates is March 25th, which coincides with vårfrudagen (“Lady Day”) and våffeldagen (“Waffel Day”).

Declension

Declension of trandag

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	trandag	trandags
	definite	trandagen	trandagens
plural	indefinite	trandagar	trandagars
	definite	trandagarna	trandagarnas

See also

• tranbrev (“crane letter”)
• tranafton (“Crane Eve”)

References

• trandag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)