woensdag
See also: Woensdag
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋunz.dɑx/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: woens‧dag
Noun
woensdag m (plural woensdagen, diminutive woensdagje n)
- Wednesday
Derived terms
- Aswoensdag
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Woensdag
See also
- (days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag (Category: nl:Days of the week)
Dutch Low Saxon
Alternative forms
- woonsdag (Twents, Veluws)
- wonsdag (Drents, Gronings)
Noun
woensdag
- (Gronings, Stellingwerfs, Sallans, Twents, Veluws) Wednesday
West Flemish
Alternative forms
- oensdag
Etymology
From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.
Noun
woensdag m
- Wednesday