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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wôdenesdach, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag. Doublet of Wotanstag, a later learned calque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːdənsˌtaːk/, /-ˌtax/
- Hyphenation: Wo‧dens‧tag
Noun
Wodenstag m (strong, genitive Wodenstages or Wodenstags, plural Wodenstage)
- (obsolete, Northern Germany) Wednesday
- Synonym: Mittwoch
Usage notes
- Generally not found in actual use, but following some Low German original text and often with a gloss (am Wodenstag, das ist Mittwoch or the like).
Declension