Tag

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See also: tag, TAG, tag-, tağ, tág, tåg, and tāğ

Alemannic German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German tag, tac, from Old High German tag, tac, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur, Swedish dag, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).

Noun[edit]

Tag m (genitive Tags, plural Täg or Tag)

  1. day
    • 1853, J. Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben in Zürcherischer Mundart, 6th small volume, p. 200:
      Nei, öppis Lüstigers hä-n-ich doch Tags
      Und mines Lebes noh nie ghört.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.
  • Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869

German[edit]

Ein siderischer Tag der Erde. — A sidereal Earth day. (3)
Reichstag (9)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /taːk/, [tʰaːkʰ] (Germany, Austria)
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  • IPA(key): /tax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /taːx/ (parts of central Germany; Franconia, Lower Bavaria; now chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /taːɡ̊/ (Switzerland, Austria)
  • Hyphenation: Tag
  • Rhymes: -aːk, -ax, -aːx, -aːɡ̊

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German tag, tac, from Old High German tag, tac (attested since the 8th century); from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

Germanic cognates include Old Saxon dag (whence German Low German Dag), Old Dutch dag (whence Dutch dag, Afrikaans dag), Old English dæġ (whence Modern English day), West Frisian dei, Old Norse dagr (whence Icelandic dagur, Faroese dagur, Norwegian dag, Swedish dag, Danish dag), Yiddish טאָג‎ (tog) and Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).

Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian djeg (“to burn”), Latin foveo (“to warm, nurture”), favilla (“cinders, ashes”), Ancient Greek τέφρα (téphra), Lithuanian dãgas (“hot season”), Russian жечь (žečʹ, “to burn”), Sanskrit दहति (dahati, “to burn”).

Although they are similar in appearance and meaning, German Tag and Proto-Germanic *dagaz are not related to Latin diēs as older folk etymology suggested; instead, the Latin word is derived from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (“to shine”). See the Latvian diena (“day”) and Sanskrit दिन (diná, “day”) for more.[1]

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Noun[edit]

Tag m (strong, genitive Tages or Tags, plural Tage, diminutive Tägchen n)

  1. (countable) day (24-hour period)
    Tag für Tag ― day after day
  2. (countable) day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
    Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. ― The day begins at midnight.
  3. (countable, astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
  4. (countable) day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
    Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. ― During the winter the days are shorter.
    Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. ― These short days cause feelings of depression.
    An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. ― At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
  5. (uncountable) day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
  6. (uncountable, figuratively) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
  7. (uncountable) day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
    Nun, wie war dein Tag? ― Well, how was your day?
    Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! ― Overtime!? What a day!
  8. (uncountable, figuratively) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
    Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! ― It's our day, now. Well done, men!
    Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. ― It's just not my day.
  9. (countable, dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
  10. see Tage for plural-only senses
Declension[edit]
Declension of Tag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tag die Tage
genitive eines des Tages, Tags der Tage
dative einem dem Tag, Tage1 den Tagen
accusative einen den Tag die Tage

1Now uncommon, see notes.

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Descendants[edit]
  • Hunsrik: taach

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Abbreviation of the greeting guten Tag (“good day”).

Interjection[edit]

Tag

  1. (colloquial) hello; (good) day

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Tag”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • “Tag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Tag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Tag” in Duden online
  • Tag on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Tagus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Tag m

  1. Tagus (the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, flowing through Spain and Portugal)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Tag
singular
nominative Tag
genitive Tagu
dative Tagowi
accusative Tag
instrumental Tagiem
locative Tagu
vocative Tagu

Further reading[edit]

  • Tag in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Tag in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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