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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch donresdach, donredach, from Old Dutch *thonaresdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Equivalent to Donar or donder + dag.
Donar (North Germanic: Thor) was the Germanic god of thunder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔndərˌdɑx/
- Hyphenation: don‧der‧dag
Noun
donderdag m (plural donderdagen, diminutive donderdagje n)
- Thursday
- Ik heb een doktersafspraak op donderdag. ― I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday.
- De donderdagen zijn meestal rustig op kantoor. ― The Thursdays are usually quiet at the office.
- Het was een mooie donderdagje voor een picknick. ― It was a nice Thursday for a picnic.
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