Sonday

Middle English

Alternative forms

• soneday, Sonenday, Sonneday, Sonnenday, Sunneday, sunnedei, Sunnenday
• zondai (Kent); Sunenndaȝȝ (Ormulum)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sunnandæg, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin dies Solis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsunə(n)ˌdæi̯/, /ˈsunˌdæi̯/

Noun

Sonday (plural Sondayes or Sondawes)

1. Sunday (first day of the week)

Descendants

• English: Sunday (see there for further descendants)
• Middle Scots: Sonday, Sounday
  • Scots: Sinday, Sunday
• Yola: Zindei

References

• “Sǒn-dai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

See also

• days of the week: wykedayes (appendix): Sonday · Monday · Tewesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saterday ^[edit]