majkasa

Swedish

en brinnande majkasa

en majkasa

Alternative forms

• majkase (less common)

Etymology

maj (“May”) +‎ kasa (variant of kase (“pyre, bonfire”))

Noun

majkasa c

1. (regional) a Walpurgis night bonfire

   Synonym: majbrasa

Usage notes

Common in Hälsingland.

Declension

Declension of majkasa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	majkasa	majkasas
	definite	majkasan	majkasans
plural	indefinite	majkasar	majkasars
	definite	majkasarna	majkasarnas

See also

• valborgsmässoafton (“Walpurgis Night”)

References

• kasa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)