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

  1. Tuesday

Declension

Descendants

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