dinsdag
See also: Dinsdag
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dinsdag m (plural dinsdagen, diminutive dinsdagje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: Dinsdag
- Jersey Dutch: Däängsdix
- Negerhollands: diesendag, dissendag
- → Arawak: djinsdakha
- → Mohegan-Pequot: doosetar