þórsdagur
Icelandic Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Norse þórsdagr (“Thor's day, day of Thor”) Þórr (“Thor”) (modern Icelandic Þór) and dagr (“a day”) (modern Icelandic dagur (“a day”)). Corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.
Noun Edit
þórsdagur m (genitive singular þórsdags, nominative plural þórsdagar)
Usage notes Edit
- This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by fimmtudagur, which means simply "fifth day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.
Declension Edit
declension of þórsdagur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þórsdagur | þórsdagurinn | þórsdagar | þórsdagarnir |
| accusative | þórsdag | þórsdaginn | þórsdaga | þórsdagana |
| dative | þórsdegi | þórsdeginum | þórsdögum | þórsdögunum |
| genitive | þórsdags | þórsdagsins | þórsdaga | þórsdaganna |
Derived terms Edit
- (rare, archaic) hvíti þórsdagur (Ascension Day, synonymous uppstigningardagur)
- (rare, archaic) skíri þórsdagur (Maundy Thursday, synonymous skírdagur)