Bijltjesdag

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Bijltje +‎ -s- +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛi̯l.tjəsˌdɑx/, [ˈbɛi̯l.cəsˌdɑx]
• Hyphenation: Bijl‧tjes‧dag

Proper noun

Bijltjesdag m

1. (historical, Netherlands) 30 May 1787, the day that Orangist shipwrights rose up against the republican regent elite of Amsterdam and this uprising was bloodily repressed by the ruling elite

Derived terms

• bijltjesdag

Noun

Bijltjesdag m (plural Bijltjesdagen)

1. Alternative form of bijltjesdag