זונטיק

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

זונטאָג (zuntog)

Etymology

From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis. Equivalent to זון (zun) +‎ טאָג (tog), whence the alternate form. For the reduction of ־טאָג (-tog) in compounds to ־טיק (-tik), compare ווייטיק (veytik). Cognate to German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, and so on.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): /ˈzʊntɪk/
(Western Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈsʊntɪk/
(rare, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʒʊntɪk/^[1]

Noun

זונטיק • (zuntik) m, plural זונטיקן (zuntikn)

Sunday

See also

(days of the week) די טעג פֿון דער וואָך (di teg fun der vokh)‎; זונטיק (zuntik)‎, מאָנטיק (montik)‎, דינסטיק (dinstik)‎, מיטוואָך (mitvokh)‎, דאָנערשטיק (donershtik)‎, פֿרײַטיק (fraytik)‎, שבת (shabes) ^{(Category: yi:Days of the week)}

References

^ The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry: The Eastern Yiddish - Western Yiddish Continuum, Volume III, Niemeyer, 2010, p. 92-93

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