tiwesdæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), a Germanic interpretation of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiː.wesˌdæj/, [ˈtiː.wezˌdæj]

Noun

tīwesdæġ m

1. Tuesday

Declension

Declension of tīwesdæġ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	tīwesdæġ	tīwesdagas
accusative	tīwesdæġ	tīwesdagas
genitive	tīwesdæġes	tīwesdaga
dative	tīwesdæġe	tīwesdagum

Descendants

• Middle English: Tewesday, Tiwesday, Tisday, Tisdæi, Tywysday, tiwesday, twesday
  • English: Tuesday
  • Scots: Tysday
  • Yola: Tusedei, tuesdei