זונטיק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• זונטאָג (zuntog)

Etymology

From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis. Equivalent to זון (zun) +‎ טאָג (tog), whence the alternate form. For the reduction of ־טאָג (-tog) in compounds to ־טיק (-tik), compare ווייטיק (veytik). Cognate to German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, and so on.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): /ˈzʊntɪk/
• (Western Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈsʊntɪk/
• (rare, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʒʊntɪk/

Noun

זונטיק • (zuntik) m, plural זונטיקן (zuntikn)

1. Sunday

See also

• days of the week: די טעג פֿון דער וואָך (di teg fun der vokh) (appendix): זונטיק (zuntik) · מאָנטיק (montik) · דינסטיק (dinstik) · מיטוואָך (mitvokh) · דאָנערשטיק (donershtik) · פֿרײַטיק (fraytik) · שבת (shabes) ^[edit]