jõulud

Estonian

Etymology

From North Germanic, compare Swedish jul and English Yule. The Old Norse form jól (earlier *jǫulu) was a plurale tantum noun, which was retained in Estonian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɤu̯lud̥/

Noun

jõulud (genitive jõulude, partitive jõule)

  1. Christmas

Derived terms

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