helg

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse helgr f, from Proto-Germanic *hailagijō, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish helg. Derived from *hailagaz (“holy”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /helˀɣ/, [ˈhɛlˀj]

Noun

helg c (singular definite helgen, not used in plural form)

1. (rare) holiday, weekend

Declension

Declension of helg

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	helg	helgen
genitive	helgs	helgens

References

• “helg” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “helg” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /helɡ/, [hɛlɡ]

Noun

helg f or m (definite singular helga or helgen, indefinite plural helger, definite plural helgene)

1. weekend

   Helga har kommet.

   The weekend has arrived.

References

“helg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• helj (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlɡ/, /hɛɽɡ/, [hɛɽɡ], [hælɡ], [hɛɽɡ], [hæɽɡ]
• (East Norway) IPA^(key): /hɛɽj/, [hæɽj]
• Rhymes: -ɛlɡ, -ɛɽɡ, -ɛɽj

Noun

helg f (definite singular helga, indefinite plural helgar or helger, definite plural helgane or helgene)

1. weekend
2. (ecclesiastical, rare) holiday

Declension

  Declension of helg (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	helg	helga	helgar, helger	helgane, helgene
compound-genitive	helge-	―	helge-	―

References

• “helg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “helg”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “helg” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse helgr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛlj/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

helg c

1. (religious) holiday
2. weekend
   1. (strictly) Saturday and Sunday
   2. (colloquial) Friday afternoon (after work) to Sunday

      Nu tar jag helg, vi syns på måndag.

      I'll take my weekend now, see you on Monday.

   3. (figuratively) two consecutively scheduled free days (especially within occupations where work on Saturdays and Sundays is common, e.g. the service sector)

      Denna veckan har jag helg på onsdag och torsdag.

      This week my weekend is on Wednesday and Thursday.

Declension

Declension of helg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	helg	helgs
	definite	helgen	helgens
plural	indefinite	helger	helgers
	definite	helgerna	helgernas

Related terms

• helga
• helgd
• helgdag
• helgfirande
• helgskinka
• helgsmål
• helgstängt
• helgöppet
• helig
• helighet
• julhelg
• långhelg
• midsommarhelg
• nyårshelg
• pingsthelg
• påskhelg
• trevlig helg
• trevligt veckoslut
• veckohelg

 

Collocations

(weekend):

• i helgen ― this weekend
• på helgen ― on the weekend
• förra helgen ― last weekend

Further reading

• helg in Svensk ordbok.
• helg in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)