woensdag

See also: Woensdag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋunz.dɑx/
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Hyphenation: woens‧dag

Noun

woensdag m (plural woensdagen, diminutive woensdagje n)

Wednesday

Derived terms

Aswoensdag

Descendants

Afrikaans: Woensdag

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, Sallans, Twents, Veluws) Wednesday

West Flemish

Alternative forms

oensdag

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woensdach, from Old Dutch *wuodenesdag, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz (“day of Woden”), calque of Latin dies Mercurii.

Noun

woensdag m

Wednesday

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