wodnesdæg

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

*wēdnesdæġ

Etymology[edit]

From Wōdnes (“gen. of Wōden”) +‎ dæġ (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈwoːd.nesˌdæj/, [ˈwoːd.nezˌdæj]

Noun[edit]

wōdnesdæġ m

Wednesday

Declension[edit]

Declension of wodnesdæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wōdnesdæġ	wōdnesdagas
accusative	wōdnesdæġ	wōdnesdagas
genitive	wōdnesdæġes	wōdnesdaga
dative	wōdnesdæġe	wōdnesdagum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: Wednesday, Wednesdei, Wodnesdai, Wedonesday, wednesday
- English: Wednesday
  - → Maori: Wenerei
- Scots: Wadensday
- Yola: Wennesdei

See also[edit]

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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