Flerdagars

Flerdagars is a Swedish term used to describe something that lasts for more than one day or covers several days. It is commonly applied to events, plans, or periods where the duration extends across multiple days, distinguishing them from single-day arrangements.

Etymology and form: The word is a compound built from fler or flera (more, several) and dagar (days). It functions as an attributive modifier that can be attached to a following noun to indicate duration. In practice, flerdagars can appear in closed compounds such as flerdagarssemester or flerdagarsfestival, or in more open form before a noun, depending on style and context.

Usage and contexts: Flerdagars is widely used in travel, work planning, and official or administrative language to specify multi-day options. It appears in phrases describing vacations, conferences, festivals, or leave that span multiple days. Examples include flerdagarssemester (a multi-day vacation), flerdagarsfestival (a multi-day festival), and flerveckors ledighet in some contexts, though the latter tends to emphasize several successive days rather than a fixed multi-day period.

Variants and spelling: Spelling may vary by style guide. Some contexts favor closed compounds (flerdagarssemester, flerdagarsfestival), while others allow hyphenation or space-separated forms with the noun (fler-dagarssemester, fler dagars festival). The meaning remains the same: the duration involves more than one day.

See also: dagar, varaktighet, flerdagarsplan.