tiwesdæg

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), a Germanic interpretation of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.wesˌdæj/, [ˈtiː.wezˌdæj]

Noun edit

tīwesdæġ m

Tuesday

Declension edit

Declension of tiwesdæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tīwesdæġ	tīwesdagas
accusative	tīwesdæġ	tīwesdagas
genitive	tīwesdæġes	tīwesdaga
dative	tīwesdæġe	tīwesdagum

Descendants edit

Middle English: Tewesday, Tiwesday, Tisday, Tisdæi, Tywysday, tiwesday, twesday
- English: Tuesday
- Scots: Tysday
- Yola: Tusedei, tuesdei

See also edit

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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