mercores
See also: mércores
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin Mercuriī dīēs, variant of dīēs Mercuriī, from Mercurius (“Roman god associated with speed and trade”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mercores m
- (Galicia) Wednesday
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 393 (facsimile):
- mercores primeiro dia dabril
- Wednesday, first of April
- mercores primeiro dia dabril
Synonyms
- (Portugal) quarta-feira
Descendants
- Galician: mércores
See also
- (days of the week) dia da semana;
- domingo
- lũes / segunda feira
- martes / terça feira
- mercores / quarta feira
- joves / quinta feira
- vernes / sesta feira
- sabado (Category: roa-opt:Days of the week)
Categories:
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Old Galician-Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Galician-Portuguese lemmas
- Old Galician-Portuguese nouns
- Old Galician-Portuguese masculine nouns
- Galician Old Galician-Portuguese
- roa-opt:Days of the week