mercredi

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French

Etymology

From Old French mercredi, from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (day of Mercury).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁ.kʁə.di/, (colloquial) /mɛ.kʁə.di/ ~ /me.kʁə.di/
  • Audio (France):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophone: mercredis

Noun

mercredi m (plural mercredis)

  1. Wednesday
    • 1986, “Il était une fois … une maison des musiciens [There Once Was… a House of Musicians]”, in Il était une fois … une petite grenouille [There Once Was… a Little Frog] (fiction), Paris: CLE International:
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      Lundi marche devant,
      Rantaplan.
      Mardi joue de la trompette,
      De la trompette.
      Mercredi du violon,
      Du violon.
      Jeudi de l’accordéon,
      De l’accordéon.
      Vendredi et samedi chantent la chanson de dimanche.
      Vendredi et samedi chantent la chanson de dimanche.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      En avant, la musique des jours de la semaine.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Monday marches ahead,
      Rantaplan.
      Tuesday plays the trumpet,
      The trumpet.
      Wednesday the violin,
      The violin.
      Thursday the accordion,
      The accordion.
      Friday and Saturday sing the song of Sunday.
      Friday and Saturday sing the song of Sunday.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.
      Onward, the music of the days of the week.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: mèkredi
  • Louisiana Creole: mékrédi, mèkrèdi, mærkrédi

Interjection

mercredi

  1. (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of merde.

See also

Days of the week in French · jours de la semaine (layout · text)
dimanche lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi

Further reading