Gründonnerstag

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene donerstac. By surface analysis, grün (“green”) +‎ Donnerstag (“Thursday”). The reason for the name is unclear, but may refer to the medieval custom of eating green vegetables on this day.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk/
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  • Hyphenation: Grün‧don‧ners‧tag

Proper noun

Gründonnerstag m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gründonnerstages or Gründonnerstags, plural Gründonnerstage)

  1. Maundy Thursday

Declension

Declension of Gründonnerstag
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gründonnerstag die Gründonnerstage
genitive eines des Gründonnerstages, Gründonnerstags der Gründonnerstage
dative einem dem Gründonnerstag, Gründonnerstage1 den Gründonnerstagen
accusative einen den Gründonnerstag die Gründonnerstage

1Now rare, see notes.

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