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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch dinsendach. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þingsus-dagaz (“Day of Thingsus”), from *þingsus + *dagaz. Thingsus, Tiw or Týr was the name of the Germanic god of justice.
Compare Low German Dingsdag and German Dienstag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪns.dɑx/
- Hyphenation: dins‧dag
Noun
dinsdag m (plural dinsdagen, diminutive dinsdagje n)
- Tuesday
- We hebben op dinsdag een vergadering. ― We have a meeting on Tuesday.
- De dinsdagen zijn altijd mijn langste dagen op werk. ― The Tuesdays are always my longest workdays.
- Het was een rustig dinsdagje voor me. ― It was a quiet Tuesday for me.
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