Freitag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag (9th c.), from late Proto-Germanic *Frijjōz dagaz (“day of Frigg”), calque of Latin dies Veneris. Compare Low German Freedag, Dutch vrijdag, English Friday, Danish fredag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯taːk/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯tax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfʀaɪ̯taːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

Freitag m (genitive Freitages or Freitags, plural Freitage)

1. Friday

   Synonym: Rüsttag

Declension

Declension of Freitag

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Freitag	die	Freitage
genitive	eines	des	Freitages, Freitags	der	Freitage
dative	einem	dem	Freitag, Freitage1	den	Freitagen
accusative	einen	den	Freitag	die	Freitage

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Hyponyms

• Freitag der 13.

Derived terms

• Karfreitag

See also

• (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

• Freitag in Duden online