Tuesday

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tīwesdæg (a rendering of Latin dies Martis) from Tīw, the Germanic counterpart of the Roman god Mars, from Proto-Germanic *Tiwaz, god of the sky, from Proto-Indo-European base *dyeu-, to shine, + Old English dæg day

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"tju:zdeI/ or IPA: /ˈtjuːzdɪ/, SAMPA: /"tju:zdI/
• (US) enPR: to͞ozʹdā, IPA: /ˈtuːzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"tu:zdeI/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Tuesday

Plural Tuesdays

Tuesday (plural Tuesdays)

1. The third day of the week in the USA, and the second day of the week in countries that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

[edit] Derived terms

Black Tuesday ecstasy Tuesday Fasten-Tuesday, Fastens-Tuesday Fat Tuesday Happy Tuesday Hock Tuesday Holy Tuesday

Mini-Tuesday Pancake Tuesday Patch Tuesday Pentecost Tuesday see you next Tuesday Shroft Tuesday Shrove Tuesday suicide Tuesday

Super Tuesday Terrible Tuesday Tue, Tues Tuesday blues Tuesday Group Tuesdays Whitsun Tuesday Whit Tuesday, Whit-Tuesday

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

Tuesday (not comparable)

1. on Tuesday

[edit] Translations

• Irish: Dé Máirt ga(ga)

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Days of the Week