Dienstag
German
Etymology
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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- IPA(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtax/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːnsˌtaːx/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- Homophone: Diensttag Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "except possibly in very careful speech" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
Dienstag m (genitive Dienstags or Dienstages, plural Dienstage)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- Ergetag
- Ziestag
- (days of the week) Tage der Woche, Wochentage (im weiteren Sinne); Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag / Sonnabend, Sonntag (Category: de:Days of the week)
Further reading
- “Dienstag” in Duden online