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Etymology

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From Middle High German donerstac, from Old High German donarestag, thonarestag (11th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (day of the thunder god). Compare Bavarian Dunnersdåg, Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, West Frisian tongersdei, English Thursday, Danish torsdag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

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Donnerstag m (strong, genitive Donnerstages or Donnerstags, plural Donnerstage)

  1. Thursday

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