Zwickeltag

German

Etymology

Zwickel (“spandrel”) +‎ Tag (“day”), literally “spandrel day”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svɪkl̩ˌtaːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Zwi‧ckel‧tag

Noun

Zwickeltag m (strong, genitive Zwickeltages or Zwickeltags, plural Zwickeltage)

  1. (Austria) a day which, if taken off work, results in a long weekend; a day which falls between two work-free days (holidays or weekend days), on which leave is preferred

Declension
Declension of Zwickeltag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwickeltag die Zwickeltage
genitive eines des Zwickeltages, Zwickeltags der Zwickeltage
dative einem dem Zwickeltag, Zwickeltage1 den Zwickeltagen
accusative einen den Zwickeltag die Zwickeltage

1Now rare, see notes.

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