Monday
English
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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)
- 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.
- Born on a Monday,
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Ash Monday
- Black Monday
- Bloody Monday
- blue Monday
- Clean Monday
- Collop Monday
- Cyber Monday
- Ducking Monday
- Easter Monday
- Fat Monday
- Green Monday
- Handsel Monday
- Hock Monday
- Holy Monday
- Meal Monday
- Pentecost Monday
- Pure Monday
- Rope Monday
- Saint Monday
- Selection Monday
- Shrove Monday
- Trinity Monday
- Wet Monday
- Whit Monday
- Whitsun Monday
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
day of the week
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Adverb
Monday (not comparable)
Translations
on Monday
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See also
- (days of the week) day of the week; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Category: en:Days of the week) [edit]
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English mōnandæġ.
Pronunciation
Noun
Monday
Descendants
See also
- (days of the week) weke-dayes; Sunnenday, Monday, Tewesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saterday (Category: enm:Days of the week)
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