tiwesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms

tīƿesdæġ

Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dagaz (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), from *Tīwaz (“Tyr, god of war”) + *dagaz (“day”). This was a Germanic interpretation of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtiːwesˌdæj/, [ˈtiːwezˌdæj]

Noun

tīwesdæġ m

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
- English: Tuesday
- Scots: Tysday
- Yola: Tusedei

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