Monday

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Etymology

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From Middle English Monday, Monenday, from Old English mōnandæġ (day of the moon), from mōna (moon) + dæġ (day), late Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz, a translation (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Lūnae. Compare Saterland Frisian Moundai (Monday), West Frisian moandei, German Low German Maandag, Moondag, Maondag, Dutch maandag, German Montag, Pennsylvania German Mundaag, Danish mandag, Norwegian Bokmål mandag, Norwegian Nynorsk måndag, Swedish måndag, Finnish maanantai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌn.deɪ/, /ˈmʌn.di/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (UK female):(file)
  • Audio (UK male):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌndeɪ or Rhymes: -ʌndi

Noun

Monday (plural Mondays)

  1. The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.
    • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm [], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
      Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, [] would visit the farm every Monday morning to receive his instructions.
    • (Can we date this quote by Solomon Grundy and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      Born on a Monday,
      Christened on Tuesday,
      Married on Wednesday
      ill on Thursday,
      worse on Friday,
      Died on Saturday,
      Buried on Sunday.
      Such was the life
      Of Solomon Grundy.

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  • Tok Pisin: mande
  • Sranan Tongo: munde
  • Maori: Mane

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Adverb

Monday (not comparable)

  1. (US, Canada) on Monday

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old English mōnandæġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːndɛi/, /ˈmundɛi/

Noun

Monday

  1. Monday

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