Wodenstag
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German wôdenesdach, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag. Doublet of Wotanstag, a later learned calque.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wodenstag m (strong, genitive Wodenstages or Wodenstags, plural Wodenstage)
- (obsolete, Northern Germany) Wednesday
- Synonym: Mittwoch
Usage notes edit
- Generally not found in actual use, but following some Low German original text and often with a gloss (am Wodenstag, das ist Mittwoch or the like).
Declension edit
Declension of Wodenstag [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Wodenstag | die | Wodenstage |
genitive | eines | des | Wodenstages, Wodenstags | der | Wodenstage |
dative | einem | dem | Wodenstag, Wodenstage1 | den | Wodenstagen |
accusative | einen | den | Wodenstag | die | Wodenstage |
1Now rare, see notes.