þórsdagur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þórsdagr (“Thor's day, day of Thor”) Þórr (“Thor”) (modern Icelandic Þór) and dagr (“a day”) (modern Icelandic dagur (“a day”)). Corresponds to late Proto-Germanic *Þunras dagaz (“day of Thor”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.
Noun
þórsdagur m (genitive singular þórsdags, nominative plural þórsdagar)
Usage notes
- This word was replaced during Iceland’s shift to Christianity by fimmtudagur, which means simply “fifth day”. It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.
Declension
declension of þórsdagur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þórsdagur | þórsdagurinn | þórsdagar | þórsdagarnir |
| accusative | þórsdag | þórsdaginn | þórsdaga | þórsdagana |
| dative | þórsdegi | þórsdeginum | þórsdögum | þórsdögunum |
| genitive | þórsdags | þórsdagsins | þórsdaga | þórsdaganna |
Derived terms
- (rare, archaic) hvíti þórsdagur (Ascension Day, synonymous uppstigningardagur)
- (rare, archaic) skíri þórsdagur (Maundy Thursday, synonymous skírdagur)