Tag
Alemannic German edit
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German tag, tac, from Old High German tag, tac, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur, Swedish dag, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).
Noun edit
Tag m (genitive Tags, plural Täg or Tag)
- day
- 1853, J. Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben in Zürcherischer Mundart, 6th small volume, p. 200:
- Nei, öppis Lüstigers hä-n-ich doch Tags
Und mines Lebes noh nie ghört.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1853, J. Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben in Zürcherischer Mundart, 6th small volume, p. 200:
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References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.
- Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869
German edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /taːk/, [tʰaːkʰ] (Germany, Austria)
Audio (file) Audio (file) Audio (file) - IPA(key): /tax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /taːx/ (parts of central Germany; Franconia, Lower Bavaria; now chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /taːɡ̊/ (Switzerland, Austria)
- Hyphenation: Tag
- Rhymes: -aːk, -ax, -aːx
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Middle High German tac, tag, from Old High German tag, tac (attested since the 8th century); from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).
Germanic cognates include Old Saxon dag (whence German Low German Dag), Old Dutch dag (whence Dutch dag, Afrikaans dag), Old English dæġ (whence Modern English day), West Frisian dei, Old Norse dagr (whence Icelandic dagur, Faroese dagur, Norwegian dag, Swedish dag, Danish dag), Yiddish טאָג (tog) and Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).
Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian djeg (“to burn”), Latin foveo (“to warm, nurture”), favilla (“cinders, ashes”), Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra), Lithuanian dãgas (“hot season”), Russian жечь (žečʹ, “to burn”), Sanskrit दहति (dahati, “to burn”).
Although they are similar in appearance and meaning, German Tag and Proto-Germanic *dagaz are not related to Latin diēs as older folk etymology suggested; instead, the Latin word is derived from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”). See the Latvian diena (“day”) and Sanskrit दिन (diná, “day”) for more.[1]
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. How did Sense 9 (Reichstag) come about?
Noun edit
Tag m (strong, genitive Tages or Tags, plural Tage, diminutive Tägchen n)
- (countable) day (24-hour period)
- Tag für Tag ― day after day
- (countable) day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
- Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. ― The day begins at midnight.
- (countable, astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
- (countable) day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
- Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. ― During the winter the days are shorter.
- Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. ― These short days cause feelings of depression.
- An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. ― At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
- (uncountable) day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
- (uncountable, figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
- (uncountable) day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
- Nun, wie war dein Tag? ― Well, how was your day?
- Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! ― Overtime!? What a day!
- (uncountable, figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
- Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! ― It's our day, now. Well done, men!
- Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. ― It's just not my day.
- (countable, dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
- see Tage for plural-only senses
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- Hunsrik: taach
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Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of the greeting guten Tag (“good day”).
Interjection edit
Tag
- (colloquial) hello; (good) day
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Tag m (strong, genitive Tags, plural Tags)
- (Internet) tag (label)
- Diese Tags empfehlen wir Ihnen, basierend auf den Spielen, die Sie kürzlich auf Steam gespielt, oder der Software, die Sie kürzlich auf Steam benutzt haben.
- We recommend these tags to you based on the games you've recently played on Steam, or the software you've recently used on Steam.
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References edit
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Tag”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “Tag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Tag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Tag” in Duden online
Tag on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Tagus.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tag m inan