Freitag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag (9th c.), from late Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (“day of Frigg”), calque of Latin dies Veneris. Compare Low German Freedag, Dutch vrijdag, English Friday, Danish fredag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯taːk/
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Noun

Freitag m (genitive Freitages or Freitags, plural Freitage)

Friday
Synonym: Rüsttag

Declension

Declension of Freitag

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Freitag	die	Freitage
genitive	eines	des	Freitages, Freitags	der	Freitage
dative	einem	dem	Freitag, Freitage¹	den	Freitagen
accusative	einen	den	Freitag	die	Freitage

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

Freitag der 13.

Derived terms

Karfreitag

Further reading

Freitag in Duden online

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