friatag

Old High German

Alternative forms

• frījetag

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (literally “day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin diēs Veneris. Equivalent to Frīa +‎ tag.

Noun

frīatag m

1. Friday

Declension

Declension of frīatag (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	frīatag	frīataga
accusative	frīatag	frīataga
genitive	frīatages	frīatago
dative	frīatage	frīatagum
instrumental	frīatagu	—

Synonyms

• garotag
• pferintag

Descendants

• Middle High German: vrītac
  • Alemannic German: Fritig
    • Italian Walser: fritog, frittag, vrittàg, vréitag
    • Swabian: Freidig, Fri'tig, Freidich
  • Bavarian: Freida
    • Carinthian: Freitog
    • Cimbrian: vraitag, braitag, vraita, fraitak
    • Mòcheno: vraita
    • Styrian: Freitog
    • Udinese: vraitach, vraiti
  • Central Franconian:
    • Kölsch: Friedach
  • East Franconian:
    • Main-Franconian: Freidich
  • German: Freitag
  • Luxembourgish: Freideg
  • Rhine Franconian:
    • Palatine German: Freidach
    • Pennsylvania German: Freidaag
  • Vilamovian: fretaog
  • Yiddish: פֿרײַטאָג (fraytog)