sunnandæg

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin dies Solis. Cognate with Old Frisian sunnandei, Old Saxon sunnundag, Old High German sunnuntag, Old Norse sunnudagr. Equivalent to sunnan (“the sun's”) + dæġ (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nɑnˌdæj/

Noun

sunnandæġ m

Sunday

Declension

Declension of sunnandæġ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
accusative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
genitive	sunnandæġes	sunnandaga
dative	sunnandæġe	sunnandagum

Derived terms

sunnanmorgen (“Sunday morning”)
sunnanniht (“Saturday night”)
sunnanǣfen (“Saturday evening”)

Descendants

Middle English: Sunnenday, Sonnendai, Sonneday, Sonenday, Sunneday, Sonday, sunnedei; zondai (Kent)
- English: Sunday (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: Soneday, Sunday
- Yola: Zindei

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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