onsdag

Etymology

From Old Danish othænsdagh, from Old Norse óðinsdagr, corresponding to late Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz, a calque of the Latin dies Mercurii (“Wednesday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔnsda/
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

onsdag c (singular definite onsdagen, plural indefinite onsdage)

1. Wednesday

See also

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

Etymology

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to late Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz.

Noun

onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdager, definite plural onsdagene)

1. Wednesday, the third day of the week according to the ISO 8601 standard.

See also

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

References

• “onsdag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “onsdag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Etymology

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to late Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz.

Noun

onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdagar, definite plural onsdagane)

1. Wednesday, the third day of the week.

See also

• (days of the week) vekedag; måndag, tysdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, laurdag, sundag/søndag

References

• “onsdag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

The word is originally a short form for Odens dag, meaning day of Oden. (Note: "Oden" and "Odin" are alternative spellings of the same name.) From Old Swedish oþinsdagher, from Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), from late Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnsdɑːɡ/, /ˈʊnsda/

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Noun

onsdag c

1. Wednesday. The third day of the week (according to the ISO 8601 standard).

See also

• (days of the week) veckodagar; måndag, tisdag, onsdag, torsdag, fredag, lördag, söndag