Sonntag

      German

      Etymology

      From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag (9th c.), from late Proto-Germanic *sunnōniz dagaz (day of the sun), a calque of Latin dies Solis (4th c.). Compare Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      Sonntag m (genitive Sonntags, plural Sonntage)

      1. Sunday

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