kvardag

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

IPA^(key): /²kʋɑːrˌdɑːɡ/

Noun edit

kvardag 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”)

References edit

“kvardag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.