donderdag

See also: Donderdag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch donresdach, donredach, from Old Dutch *thonaresdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Equivalent to Donar or donder +‎ dag.

Donar (North Germanic: Thor) was the Germanic god of the thunder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔndərˌdɑx/

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• Hyphenation: don‧der‧dag

Noun

donderdag m (plural donderdagen, diminutive donderdagje n)

1. Thursday

Derived terms

• donderdagavond
• donderdagmiddag
• donderdagmorgen
• donderdagochtend
• donderdags

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Donderdag
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dondrodaku
• Jersey Dutch: Dœnderdix
• Negerhollands: donnersdag, donnerdag
• → Arawak: dondodakha
• → Mohegan-Pequot: dozortar

See also

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