Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish tisdagh, from Old Norse tý(r)sdagr. from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, cognate with English Tuesday.

A compound of Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz (Tyr) + *dagaz (day), a calque of Latin diēs Mārtis (literally day of Mars), which is itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἡμέρα Ἄρεως (hēméra Áreōs, literally day of Ares).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɐ̯ˀsda/, [ˈtsʰiɒ̯̽ˀsd̥æ]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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tirsdag c (singular definite tirsdagen, plural indefinite tirsdage)

  1. Tuesday

Declension

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Declension of tirsdag
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tirsdag tirsdagen tirsdage tirsdagene
genitive tirsdags tirsdagens tirsdages tirsdagenes

See also

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Days of the week in Danish · ugedage (layout · text)
mandag tirsdag onsdag torsdag fredag lørdag søndag

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Etymology

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

Noun

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tirsdag m (definite singular tirsdagen, indefinite plural tirsdager, definite plural tirsdagene)

  1. Tuesday

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References

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