Dienstag

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dingesdach and Middle Dutch dinsendach (both with variants). Probably from *þingsus-dagaz (“Day of Thingsus”). Thingsus is the attested Latin name of a Germanic god who may or may not be the same as Tiw (Old High German Ziu, for whom compare Ziestag). Further particulars unsettled. Another theory is that it is the “Day of the Thing”. Dienstag is cognate with Dutch dinsdag.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtaːk/
  • (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtax/
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  • Homophone: Diensttag (except possibly in very careful speech)

Noun[edit]

Dienstag m (genitive Dienstags or Dienstages, plural Dienstage)

  1. Tuesday

Declension[edit]

Declension of Dienstag
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dienstag die Dienstage
genitive eines des Dienstages,
Dienstags		 der Dienstage
dative einem dem Dienstag,
Dienstage1		 den Dienstagen
accusative einen den Dienstag die Dienstage
1Now uncommon, see notes

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