Dag

See also: dag, DAG, dag-, dağ, and Dağ

East Central German

Noun

Dag

1. (Upper Saxon) day

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Dach
• Dagg

Etymology

From Middle Low German dach, dag, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Cognate to German Tag.

Noun

Dag m (plural Daag' or Daag or Daog or Doage or Doag' or Doag or Dạg' or Dag' or Dag)

1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) day

Derived terms

• dääglich
• eens Daags
• Geboortsdag
• hüüttodaags
• vandage, vandoag, vundaag, vundoog

 

See also

(days of the week)

• Maandag / Moondag
• Dingsdag
• Woonsdag, Goonsdag
• Donnerdag / Donnersdag, Dönnerdag / Dönnersdag, Dunnerdag / Dunnersdag, Dünnerdag / Dünnersdag
• Meddewääk / Meddeweek, Merrwääk / Merrweek, Middewääk / Middeweek
• Freedag / Friedag
• Saterdag, Sünnavend / Sünnovend
• Sünndag

Noun

Dag m

1. Template:dative singular of
2. plural of Dach

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German *dag, northern variant of tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.

The plural Deeg is derived from the singular with a secondary umlaut. But compare Do, the regular outcome of the older plural and dative singular. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːχ/
• Rhymes: -aːχ
• Homophone: Daach

Noun

Dag m (plural Deeg)

1. day

Derived terms

• deeglaang
• deeglech
• Gebuertsdag

Related terms

• Do

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Norwegian.

Proper noun

Dag

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (male given names) Dagfinn
• (female names) Dagmar, Dagny

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 774 males with the given name Dag living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

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Pennsylvania German

Alternative forms

• Daag

Etymology

Compare German Tag, Dutch dag, English day.

Noun

Dag m (plural Dag or Dage)

1. Alternative form of Daag

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːɡ/

Proper noun

Dag c (genitive Dags)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (female names) Dagmar, Dagny