sunnandæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin dies Solis. Cognate with Old Frisian sunnandei, Old Saxon sunnundag, Old High German sunnuntag, Old Norse sunnudagr. Equivalent to sunnan (“the sun's”) + dæġ (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nɑnˌdæj/

Noun

sunnandæġ m

1. Sunday

Declension

Declension of sunnandæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
accusative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
genitive	sunnandæġes	sunnandaga
dative	sunnandæġe	sunnandagum

Derived terms

• sunnanmorgen (“Sunday morning”)
• sunnanniht (“Saturday night”)
• sunnanǣfen (“Saturday evening”)

Descendants

• Middle English: Sunnenday, Sonnendai, Sonneday, Sonenday, Sunneday, Sonday, sunnedei; zondai (Kent)
  • English: Sunday (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: Soneday, Sunday
  • Yola: Zindei