Brückentag

German

Etymology

Brücke (“bridge”) +‎ -n- (genitive interfix) +‎ Tag (“day”), literally “bridge day”. Compare French faire le pont, Spanish puente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁʏkənˌtaːk/, (northern also) /-ˌtax/

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• Hyphenation: Brü‧cken‧tag

Noun

Brückentag m (strong, genitive Brückentages or Brückentags, plural Brückentage)

1. 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.

   Wir wollen an Brückentag reisen. ― We want to travel on a "bridging day".

Declension

Declension of Brückentag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brückentag	die	Brückentage
genitive	eines	des	Brückentages, Brückentags	der	Brückentage
dative	einem	dem	Brückentag, Brückentage1	den	Brückentagen
accusative	einen	den	Brückentag	die	Brückentage

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Fenstertag, Zwickeltag (Austria)