mandag

Etymology

From Old Danish mandagh, from Old Norse mánadagr, from late Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Norwegian Bokmål mandag, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk måndag, Icelandic mánudagur, Faroese mánadagur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanˀda/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

mandag c (singular definite mandagen, plural indefinite mandage)

1. Monday

See also

(days of the week) ugedag; mandag, tirsdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, lørdag, søndag

Etymology

Equivalent to man (“man”) +‎ dag (“day”).

Noun

mandag m (plural mandaggen, diminutive mandagje n)

1. (unit of measurement) one day of labour by one person; a man-day

Usage notes

Not to be confused with maandag (“Monday”).

Etymology

From Old Norse mánadagr, from late Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Danish mandag, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk måndag, Icelandic mánudagur, Faroese mánadagur.

Noun

mandag m (definite singular mandagen, indefinite plural mandager, definite plural mandagene)

1. Monday

See also

• måndag (Nynorsk)

(days of the week) ukedag; mandag, tirsdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, lørdag, søndag

References

• “mandag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse mánadagr, from late Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Danish mandag, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk måndag, Icelandic mánudagur, Faroese mánadagur.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²mɑɳːɖæːɣ/

Noun

mandag m

1. Monday