týsdagur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰʊiʂːˌtɛaːvʊɹ/

Noun

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, plural týsdagar)

1. Tuesday

Declension

m42	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	týsdagur	týsdagurin	týsdagar	týsdagarnir
Accusative	týsdag	týsdagin	týsdagar	týsdagarnar
Dative	týsdegi	týsdegnum	týsdøgum	týsdøgunum
Genitive	týsdags	týsdagsins	týsdaga	týsdaganna

See also

• (days of the week) dagar í vikuni; sunnudagur, mánadagur, týsdagur, mikudagur/ónsdagur, hósdagur/tórsdagur, fríggjadagur, leygardagur ^{(Category: fo:Days of the week)}

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

Noun

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, nominative plural týsdagar)

1. (archaic) Tuesday

Usage notes

• This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by þriðjudagur, which means simply "third day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.

Declension

declension of týsdagur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	týsdagur	týsdagurinn	týsdagar	týsdagarnir
accusative	týsdag	týsdaginn	týsdaga	týsdagana
dative	týsdegi	týsdeginum	týsdögum	týsdögunum
genitive	týsdags	týsdagsins	týsdaga	týsdaganna