dopparedan
Swedish
Etymology
From doppa (“dip”) + -are (“er”) + dan (“the day (colloquial)”), "the dipper day." See the etymology for dopparedagen.
Noun
dopparedan c
- alternative form of dopparedagen (“Christmas Eve”)
- dan före dan före dopparedan
- the day before the day before Christmas Eve
References
- “dopparedan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “dopparedan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)