kvardag
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom kvar (“every”) + dag (“day”). Semantic shift of uncertain origin. Probably, from the original meaning "every day which is not a holy day". Plausibly under the influence of similar-sounding German "Werktag". Cognate with Swedish vardag and Danish hverdag, both with the same meaning.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkvardag m (definite singular kvardagen, indefinite plural kvardagar, definite plural kvardagane)
- a weekday, a day that is not a weekend or a holiday
- I dag er det søndag, i morgon er det kvardag att.
- Today is Sunday, tomorrow is a regular weekday again.
- everyday life
Derived terms
edit- kvardagsliv (“everyday life”)
See also
edit- hverdag (Bokmål)
References
edit- “kvardag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.