julafton

Swedish

Etymology

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

Figurative sense from the Northern European tradition of celebrating Christmas and exchanging gifts on Christmas Eve.

Noun

julafton c

  1. Christmas Eve (day before Christmas Day)
  2. (figuratively) A moment, often unexpected, that brings great joy or gifts.
    Det är ju som rena rama julafton!
    It’s like Christmas morning!

Declension

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

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