tiwesdæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), a Germanic interpretation of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.wesˌdæj/, [ˈtiː.wezˌdæj]

Noun

tīwesdæġ m

  1. Tuesday

Declension
Declension of tiwesdæg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative tīwesdæġ tīwesdagas
accusative tīwesdæġ tīwesdagas
genitive tīwesdæġes tīwesdaga
dative tīwesdæġe tīwesdagum

Descendants
  • Middle English: Tewesday, Tiwesday, Tisday, Tisdæi, Tywysday, tiwesday, twesday
    • English: Tuesday
    • Scots: Tysday
    • Yola: Tusedei, tuesdei

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