woensdag

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.

Woden or Wodan was the supreme Germanic god.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋuns.dɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: woens‧dag

Noun

woensdag m (plural woensdagen, diminutive woensdagje n)

  1. Wednesday
    Elke woensdag ga ik naar yoga. ― Every Wednesday I go to yoga.
    De woensdagen voelen als het midden van de week. ― The Wednesdays feel like the middle of the week.
    We hadden een heerlijk woensdagje samen. ― We had a wonderful Wednesday together.

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Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

Noun

woensdag

  1. (Gronings, Stellingwerfs, Sallands, Twents, Veluws) Wednesday

West Flemish

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.

Noun

woensdag m

  1. Wednesday
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