Wednesday
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English (ca. 1200) Wednesdai, not from Old English wōdnesdæġ, but rather from a *wednesdæġ, attested as Old Frisian wednesdei. The compound translates to "Woden's day", as it were Common Germanic Wōdinas dagaz, From the Old English theonym Woden and dæġ "day".
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈwɛdənzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"wEd@nzdeI/ or IPA: /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"wEnzdeI/ or IPA: /ˈwɛdənzdi/, SAMPA: /"wEd@nzdi/ or IPA: /ˈwɛnzdi/, SAMPA: /"wEnzdi/
- (US) IPA: /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"wEnzdeI/ or IPA: /ˈwɛnzdi/, SAMPA: /"wEnzdi/
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia Wednesday (plural Wednesdays)
- The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.
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- Humpday (slang)
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day of the week
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[edit] Adverb
Wednesday (not comparable)
- on Wednesday
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on Wednesday