Diensdåg

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Deansda, Deansdåg

Etymology

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dingesdach and Middle Dutch dinsendach (both with variants). Probably from Proto-Germanic *þingsus-dagaz (“Day of Thingsus”), from *þingsus + *dagaz. Thingsus is the attested Latin name of a Germanic god who may or may not be the same as Tiw. Further particulars unsettled. Another theory is that it is the “Day of the Thing (“historic Germanic council”)”. Cognate with German Dienstag and Dutch dinsdag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̥insd̥ɔɡ̥/, [d̥iˑns-], [-d̥ɔk]

Noun

Diensdåg m (plural Diensdåg)

1. Tuesday

Synonyms

• Erchdåg, eirtach, ertach, erti, Erdåg, Irchdåg, Irdåg, Iada

See also

Days of the week in Bavarian (layout · text)
Sundåg, Sunnda	Mondåg, Monda	Diensdåg/Deansdåg, Iada	Midwoch, Migga	Dunnersdåg, Pfinzda	Freidåg, Freida	Såmsdåg, Samsda