zondags

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔn.dɑxs/
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  • Hyphenation: zon‧dags

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sonnendagesch. Equivalent to zondag +‎ -s.

Adjective

zondags (not comparable)

  1. relating to Sunday
    Ze kwamen om elf uur langs voor hun zondagse bezoek.
    They dropped by at eleven o'clock for their Sunday visit.
  2. appropriate for Sunday, proper, formal
    Zijn zondagse kleren brengt hij naar de stomerij.
    He is accustomed to bring his Sunday Best to the dry cleaner.
Declension
Inflection of zondags
uninflected zondags
inflected zondagse
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial zondags
indefinite m./f. sing. zondagse
n. sing. zondags
plural zondagse
definite zondagse
partitive zondags
Alternative forms
  • zondagsch (obsolete)

Adverb

zondags

  1. appropriate for Sunday, properly, formally
    Nadia was bij de ceremonie zondags gekleed.
    Nadia was wearing her Sunday Best at the ceremony.

Etymology 2

From zondag +‎ -s or 's zondags.

Adverb

zondags

  1. on Sunday
    Synonym: 's zondags
    Gaan jullie zondags nog op de plassen varen?
    Are you planning to sail on the lakes on Sunday?
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