Dienstag

German

Etymology

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dingesdach and Middle Dutch dinsendach (both with variants). Probably from **Thingsus-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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtaːk/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtax/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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• Homophone: Diensttag (except possibly in very careful speech)

Noun

Dienstag m (genitive Dienstags or Dienstages, plural Dienstage)

1. Tuesday

Declension

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

Derived terms

• dienstäglich
• dienstags

See also

• Ergetag
• Ziestag

Further reading

• Dienstag in Duden online