maendach

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *mānendag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag.

Noun

mâendach m

1. Monday

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	mâendach	mândāge
accusative	mâendach	mândāge
genitive	mâendachs, mâendāechs, mândāges	mândāge
dative	mândāge	mândāgen

Alternative forms

• mânendach

Descendants

• Dutch: maandag
  • Afrikaans: Maandag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mandaka
  • Jersey Dutch: Mândix
  • Negerhollands: maendag, maandag
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: móndak
  • → Lokono: mandakha, mondakha
  • → Mohegan-Pequot: mundetar
  • → Trió: mandi
  • Sotho: mantaha
• Limburgish: maondig
• West Flemish: moandag

Further reading

• “maendach”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “maendach”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN