Freitag

English

Proper noun

Freitag (plural Freitags)

1. A surname from the Germanic languages.

Anagrams

• frigate

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk/ (standard)

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

Noun

Freitag m (strong, genitive Freitages or Freitags, plural Freitage)

1. Friday

Declension

Declension of Freitag [masculine, strong]

	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 rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Freitag der 13.

Derived terms

• freitags
• Karfreitag

See also

• days of the week: Tage der Woche (appendix): Montag · Dienstag · Mittwoch · Donnerstag · Freitag · Samstag/Sonnabend · Sonntag ^[edit]
• Rüsttag

Further reading

• “Freitag” in Duden online
• “Freitag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache