Mittwoch
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mittewoche, from Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), calqued on Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (compare Dalmatian misedma, Old Italian mezzedima), which presumably replaced an earlier *wuotanestag (“Wuotan’s day”). Compare Low German Middeweek, English midweek.
Pronunciation
Mittwoch (file) - IPA(key): /ˈmɪtvɔχ/, [ˈmɪtʰvɔχ]
Usage notes
- The genitive Mittwoches is rare.
Declension
Declension of Mittwoch
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Mittwoch | die | Mittwoche |
| genitive | eines | des | Mittwoches, Mittwochs |
der | Mittwoche |
| dative | einem | dem | Mittwoch, Mittwoche1 |
den | Mittwochen |
| accusative | einen | den | Mittwoch | die | Mittwoche |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Related terms
- mittwochs
- Mittwochabend
- mittwochabends
- Mittwochmittag
- mittwochmittags
- Mittwochmorgen
- mittwochmorgens
- Mittwochnachmittag
- mittwochnachmittags
- mittwochnachts
- Mittwochsausgabe
- Mittwochvormittag
- mittwochvormittags
See also
- Wochentage
- (days of the week) Tage der Woche, Wochentage (im weiteren Sinne); Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag / Sonnabend, Sonntag (Category: de:Days of the week)
Pennsylvania German
References
- Earl C. Haag, Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar (2010, ISBN 0271038098
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