majkasa
Swedish
Alternative forms
- majkase (less common)
Etymology
maj (“May”) + kasa (variant of kase (“pyre, bonfire”))
Noun
majkasa c
- (regional) a Walpurgis night bonfire
- Synonym: majbrasa
Usage notes
Common in Hälsingland.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | majkasa | majkasas |
| definite | majkasan | majkasans | |
| plural | indefinite | majkasar | majkasars |
| definite | majkasarna | majkasarnas |
See also
- valborgsmässoafton (“Walpurgis Night”)