Wodenstag

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German wôdenesdach, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag. Doublet of Wotanstag, a later learned calque.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːdənsˌtaːk/, /-ˌtax/
  • Hyphenation: Wo‧dens‧tag
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Noun[edit]

Wodenstag m (strong, genitive Wodenstages or Wodenstags, plural Wodenstage)

  1. (obsolete, Northern Germany) Wednesday
    Synonym: Mittwoch

Usage notes[edit]

  • Generally not found in actual use, but following some Low German original text and often with a gloss (am Wodenstag, das ist Mittwoch or the like).

Declension[edit]

Declension of Wodenstag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wodenstag die Wodenstage
genitive eines des Wodenstages, Wodenstags der Wodenstage
dative einem dem Wodenstag, Wodenstage1 den Wodenstagen
accusative einen den Wodenstag die Wodenstage

1Now rare, see notes.

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