tiwesdæg

Old English

Etymology

Tiwes (genitive of Tīw) + dæġ (corresponding to Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dagaz). Cognate with Old Frisian Tiesdei, Old High German zīostag (dialectal German Zistig), Old Norse týrsdagr/týsdagr (Swedish tisdag). Used in translation of the Latin dies Martis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiwezdæj/

Noun

tiwesdæġ m

Tuesday

Declension

Declension of tiwesdæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tiwesdæġ	tiwesdagas
accusative	tiwesdæġ	tiwesdagas
genitive	tiwesdæġes	tiwesdaga
dative	tiwesdæġe	tiwesdagum

Descendants

Middle English: Tewesday
- English: Tuesday

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