dinsdag

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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/
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  • Hyphenation: dins‧dag

Noun

dinsdag m (plural dinsdagen, diminutive dinsdagje n)

  1. 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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