From Wotan (“Odin”) + -s- + Tag (“day”), a learned calque of Middle Low German wôdenesdach and other descendants of Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag. Doublet of earlier Wodenstag, which is directly from Middle Low German. Compare English Wednesday.
Wotanstag m (strong, genitive Wotanstags or Wotanstages, plural Wotanstage)
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Wotanstag | die | Wotanstage |
genitive | eines | des | Wotanstags, Wotanstages | der | Wotanstage |
dative | einem | dem | Wotanstag, Wotanstage1 | den | Wotanstagen |
accusative | einen | den | Wotanstag | die | Wotanstage |
1Now rare, see notes.