woensdag

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Woden or Wodan was the supreme Germanic god.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋuns.dɑx/
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  • Hyphenation: woens‧dag

Noun[edit]

woensdag m (plural woensdagen, diminutive woensdagje n)

  1. Wednesday
    Elke woensdag ga ik naar yoga.Every Wednesday I go to yoga.
    De woensdagen voelen als het midden van de week.The Wednesdays feel like the middle of the week.
    We hadden een heerlijk woensdagje samen.We had a wonderful Wednesday together.

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Dutch Low Saxon[edit]

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Noun[edit]

woensdag

  1. (Gronings, Stellingwerfs, Sallands, Twents, Veluws) Wednesday

West Flemish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

woensdag m

  1. Wednesday