mardi

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See also: MARDI, Mardi, mârdi, and mårdi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Mārtis diēs, variant of diēs Mārtis (literally day of Mars).

Pronunciation

Noun

mardi m (plural mardis)

  1. Tuesday
    • 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      Lundi marche devant,
      Rantaplan.
      Mardi joue de la trompette,
      De la trompette.
      Mercredi du violon,
      Du violon.
      Jeudi de l’accordéon,
      De l’accordéon.
      Vendredi et samedi chantent la chanson de dimanche.
      Vendredi et samedi chantent la chanson de dimanche.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Monday marches ahead,
      Rantaplan.
      Tuesday plays the trumpet,
      The trumpet.
      Wednesday the violin,
      The violin.
      Thursday the accordion,
      The accordion.
      Friday and Saturday sing the song of Sunday.
      Friday and Saturday sing the song of Sunday.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: madi
  • Louisiana Creole: maddi, mardi
  • Mauritian Creole: mardi
  • Seychellois Creole: mardi

See also

Days of the week in French · jours de la semaine (layout · text)
dimanche lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi

Further reading

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

Noun

mardi

  1. Alternative form of maddi (Tuesday)

See also

Days of the week in Louisiana Creole · jou-yé a lasmènn (layout · text)
dimansh lundi, lindi maddi, mardi mékrédi, mèkrèdi, mærkrédi jédi, jèdi vendredi, vendrédi sanmdi, sammdi

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French mardi.

Noun

mardi

  1. Tuesday

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mardi, from Latin Mārtis diēs, variant of diēs Mārtis (literally day of Mars).

Noun

mardi m (plural mardis)

  1. (Guernsey, Sark, France) Tuesday

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from the indicative perfect root mard- of Romani marel (to beat, fight).

Verb

a mardi (third-person singular present mardește, past participle mardit) 4th conjugation

  1. (slang) To beat (someone).
    Synonyms: bate; (slang) cafti

Conjugation

Derived terms

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Mārtis diēs, variant of diēs Mārtis (Tuesday, literally day of Mars).

Noun

mardi m (plural mardis)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) Tuesday

Adverb

mardi

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) on Tuesday

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French mardi.

Noun

mardi

  1. Tuesday

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français