skärtorsdag

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skǣrþōrsdagher. By surface analysis, skär (“pure; clean”) +‎ torsdag. Cognate with Danish skærtorsdag, Middle English Schyre Thursday, Icelandic skírdagur.

Noun

skärtorsdag c

  1. Maundy Thursday

Declension

Declension of skärtorsdag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skärtorsdag skärtorsdags
definite skärtorsdagen skärtorsdagens
plural indefinite skärtorsdagar skärtorsdagars
definite skärtorsdagarna skärtorsdagarnas

References

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