woensdag

See also: Woensdag

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)

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: Woensdag
Jersey Dutch: Wônsdix
Negerhollands: wuensdag, woensdag
→ Lokono: wunsdakha, onsdakha
→ Mohegan-Pequot: wonsartar

See also

(days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag ^{(Category: nl:Days of the week)}

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

woonsdag (Twents, Veluws)
wonsdag (Drents, Gronings)

Noun

woensdag

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

West Flemish

Alternative forms

oensdag

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

Wednesday

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