snein

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *sunnandei, from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis.

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /snai̯n/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /snɛi̯n/

Noun

snein c (plural sneinen)

1. Sunday

See also

• (days of the week) moandei, tiisdei, woansdei, tongersdei, freed, sneon/saterdei, snein ^{(Category: fy:Days of the week)}

Further reading

• “snein”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011