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/
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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

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

woonsdag (Twents, Veluws)
wonsdag (Drents, Gronings)

Noun

woensdag

(Gronings, Stellingwerfs, Sallans, Twents, Veluws) Wednesday

West Flemish

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

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