Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (day of the thunder god), calque of Latin dies Iovis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔʂtɛaːʊɹ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔuʂtɛaːʊɹ]

Noun

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tórsdagur m (genitive singular tórsdags, plural tórsdagar)

  1. (Suðuroy) Thursday

Declension

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m42 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tórsdagur tórsdagurin tórsdagar tórsdagarnir
Accusative tórsdag tórsdagin tórsdagar tórsdagarnar
Dative tórsdegi tórsdegnum tórsdøgum tórsdøgunum
Genitive tórsdags tórsdagsins tórsdaga tórsdaganna

Synonyms

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  • hósdagur (common form elsewhere in the Faroes)

See also

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