dinsdag

See also: Dinsdag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dinsendach. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þingsus-dagaz (“Day of Thingsus”), from *þingsus + *dagaz. Thingsus, Tiw or Týr was the name of the Germanic god of justice.

Compare Low German Dingsdag and German Dienstag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪns.dɑx/

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• Hyphenation: dins‧dag

Noun

dinsdag m (plural dinsdagen, diminutive dinsdagje n)

1. Tuesday

Derived terms

• dinsdagdip

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Dinsdag
• Jersey Dutch: Däängsdix
• Negerhollands: diesendag, dissendag
• → Arawak: djinsdakha
• → Mohegan-Pequot: doosetar

See also

• (days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag ^{(Category: nl:Days of the week)}