zondag

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zondag (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sondach, sonnendach, from Old Dutch sunnadag (1151-1200; Reimbibel), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin dies Solis. Compare Low German Sünndag, German Sonntag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔndɑx/

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• Hyphenation: zon‧dag

Noun

zondag m (plural zondagen, diminutive zondagje n)

1. Sunday

Derived terms

• palmzondag
• zondags
• zondagskrant
• zondagskind
• zondagsrijder

Related terms

• zonnedag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Sondag
  • → Fwe: n-súndà
  • → Shona: svondo
  • → Sotho: Sontaha
  • → Swazi: li-Sontfo
  • → Venda: Swondaha
  • → Xhosa: isonto
  • → Zulu: iSonto
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sondaka
• Jersey Dutch: Zœndix
• Negerhollands: sondag
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: grossondag
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sondak
• → Arawak: sondakha
• → Mohegan-Pequot: zunatar
• → Japanese: どんたく (dontaku)

See also

• (days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag ^{(Category: nl:Days of the week)}