middag

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch middag, from Middle Dutch middach.

Pronunciation

Noun

middag (plural middae)

  1. An afternoon.
  2. midday, noon

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

From mid- (“middle”) +‎ dag (“day”). Compare Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, English midday, Dutch middag, German Mittag.

Pronunciation

Noun

middag c (singular definite middagen, plural indefinite middage)

  1. midday, noon (the time between ca. 11am and 1pm)
  2. dinner, supper (the major meal of the day, normally served in the evening)
    Synonym: aftensmad
  3. (rare, dated) lunch (especially in rural areas, where the major hot meal is served at noon)
    Synonym: frokost
  4. dinner, banquet (a formal dinner with invited guests)

Inflection

Declension of middag
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative middag middagen middage middagene
genitive middags middagens middages middagenes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch middach. Equivalent to mid- +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.dɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: mid‧dag

Noun

middag m (plural middagen, diminutive middagje n)

  1. midday, noon
    Ik eet meestal rond middag. ― I usually eat around midday.
    De zon staat hoog aan de hemel rond middag. ― The sun is high in the sky around noon.
    De klokken luiden elke middag. ― The bells ring every noon.
  2. (chiefly Netherlands) afternoon (period from 12 PM to 6 PM)
    Synonym: (Belgium) namiddag
    Op zondag middag ga ik naar het park. ― On Sunday afternoon, I go to the park.
    Het wordt drukker in de stad tijdens de middag. ― The city gets busier during the afternoon.
    De kinderen spelen buiten in de middag. ― The children play outside in the afternoon.
  3. (Suriname) afternoon and early evening (period from 12 PM to 7 PM)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: middag
  • Jersey Dutch: míddāx
  • Negerhollands: middag, meddag
  • → Lokono: méndaka

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmɪd.dɑɡ/

Noun

middag m (definite singular middagen, indefinite plural middager, definite plural middagene)

  1. dinner (main meal of the day)
  2. noon, midday (around 12 noon)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”).

Noun

middag m (plural middagen)

  1. dinner (main meal of the day)
  2. noon, midday (around 12 noon)

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish miþdagher, midhdagher, Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) + dagr (“day”). By surface analysis, mid- +‎ dag (“day”).

Middag originally referred to the biggest meal of the day, which was eaten at noon, hence the name, and the meal eaten in the evening was kvällsmat or kvällsvard. After the Industrial Revolution, the time of the main meal of the day shifted to the evening, after work hours, and the word lunch was borrowed from English to denote the meal eaten around noon. Kvällsmat now commonly refers to a lighter supper (like sandwiches).

Pronunciation

Noun

middag c

  1. midday, noon
    Synonyms: mitt på dagen, middagstid, klockan tolv, tolvtiden, tolvsnåret
  2. (dated, dialectal) lunch
  3. dinner

Usage notes

The expression mitt på dagen (“middle of the day”) is commonly used to refer to (around) noon, which avoids potential confusion with dinner (time).

Declension

Declension of middag 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative middag middagen middagar middagarna
Genitive middags middagens middagars middagarnas

Derived terms

References

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