Ertag

See also: ertag and èrtag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German er(ge)tac, from Old High German *ariōtag, from Gothic *𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (*arjaus dags), a calque of Ancient Greek (ἡμέρα) Ᾰ̓́ρεως ((hēméra) Áreōs, “(day of) Ares”). Cognate with Cimbrian èrtag, Mòcheno eirta, Bavarian ertach.

Noun

Ertag m (strong, genitive Ertages or Ertags, plural Ertage)

1. (Bavaria) Tuesday

Declension

Declension of Ertag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ertag	die	Ertage
genitive	eines	des	Ertages, Ertags	der	Ertage
dative	einem	dem	Ertag, Ertage1	den	Ertagen
accusative	einen	den	Ertag	die	Ertage

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Ertag” in Duden online