Koninginnedag
Dutch
Etymology
From koningin (“queen”) + -e- + dag (“day”), thus “Queen's Day”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koːnɪˈŋɪnəˌdɑx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ko‧nin‧gin‧ne‧dag
Noun
Koninginnedag m (plural Koninginnedagen, diminutive Koninginnedagje n)
- a former national holiday in the Netherlands, occurring on April 30th (or April 29th, if it would otherwise fall on a Sunday) as an official celebration of its current queen's birthday
Usage notes
- The holiday was renamed Koningsdag (“King's Day”) on the accession of king Willem-Alexander after three female predecessors.