middag
Afrikaans edit
Alternative forms edit
- mirrag (Cape Afrikaans)
Etymology edit
From Dutch middag, from Middle Dutch middach.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
middag (plural middae)
Derived terms edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From mid- (“middle”) + dag (“day”). Compare Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, English midday, Dutch middag, German Mittag.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
middag c (singular definite middagen, plural indefinite middage)
- midday, noon (the time between ca. 11am and 1pm)
- dinner, supper (the major meal of the day, normally served in the evening)
- Synonym: aftensmad
- (rare, dated) lunch (especially in rural areas, where the major hot meal is served at noon)
- Synonym: frokost
- dinner, banquet (a formal dinner with invited guests)
Inflection edit
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | middag | middagen | middage | middagene |
| genitive | middags | middagens | middages | middagenes |
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch middach. Equivalent to mid- + dag.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
middag m (plural middagen, diminutive middagje n)
- midday, noon
- Ik eet meestal rond middag. ― I usually eat around midday.
- De zon staat hoog aan de hemel rond middag. ― The sun is high in the sky around noon.
- De klokken luiden elke middag. ― The bells ring every noon.
- (chiefly Netherlands) afternoon (period from 12 PM to 6 PM)
- Synonym: (Belgium) namiddag
- Op zondag middag ga ik naar het park. ― On Sunday afternoon, I go to the park.
- Het wordt drukker in de stad tijdens de middag. ― The city gets busier during the afternoon.
- De kinderen spelen buiten in de middag. ― The children play outside in the afternoon.
- (Suriname) afternoon and early evening (period from 12 PM to 7 PM)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
- (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
middag m (definite singular middagen, indefinite plural middager, definite plural middagene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “middag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).
Noun edit
middag m (plural middagen)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “middag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish miþdagher, midhdagher, Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) + dagr (“day”). By surface analysis, mid- + dag (“day”).
Middag originally referred to the biggest meal of the day, which was eaten at noon, hence the name, and the meal eaten in the evening was kvällsmat or kvällsvard. After the Industrial Revolution, the time of the main meal of the day shifted to the evening, after work hours, and the word lunch was borrowed from English to denote the meal eaten around noon. Kvällsmat now commonly refers to a lighter supper (like sandwiches).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
middag c
- midday, noon
- Synonyms: mitt på dagen, middagstid, klockan tolv, tolvtiden, tolvsnåret
- (dated, dialectal) lunch
- dinner
Usage notes edit
The expression mitt på dagen (“middle of the day”) is commonly used to refer to (around) noon, which avoids potential confusion with dinner (time).
Declension edit
| Declension of middag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | middag | middagen | middagar | middagarna |
| Genitive | middags | middagens | middagars | middagarnas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- middag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- middag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- “Middag”, in Språket i P1[1], Sveriges Radio, 2009 November 9, retrieved 15 May 2020