Diciadain

See also: Di-ciadain

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Di-ciadain
• Di-ciadaoin

Etymology

Di- +‎ ciadain, from Old Irish ceud (“first”) and aoine (“fast”).

Proper noun

Diciadain m (genitive Diciadain)

1. Wednesday

Usage notes

• Also used adverbially (without a preposition) to mean "on Wednesday".

Derived terms

• Dic (abbreviation)

Related terms

• Oidhche Chiadain (“Wednesday night”)

See also

• Diluain (“Monday”)
• Dimàirt (“Tuesday”)
• Diardaoin (“Thursday”)
• Dihaoine (“Friday”)
• Disathairne (“Saturday”)
• Didòmhnaich (“Sunday”)

See also

• (days of the week) Didòmhnaich,‎ Diluain,‎ Dimàirt,‎ Diciadain,‎ Diardaoin,‎ Dihaoine,‎ Disathairne ^{(Category: gd:Days of the week) [edit]}

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Diciadain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN