dopparedagen

Swedish

Alternative forms

dopparedan
doppardagen
doppardan

Etymology

Compound of doppare (“dipper, soaker”) +‎ dagen (“the day”) from doppa (“to dip, soak”), and the definite form of dag (“day”). From the Christmas Eve practice of soaking bread in the stock from the Christmas ham.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²dɔparɛˌdɑːɡɛn/, /²dɔparɛˌdɑːn/

Noun

dopparedagen c (definite)

Christmas Eve

Synonyms

julafton

Derived terms

dagen före dopparedagen

References

dopparedagen in Svensk ordbok (SO)

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