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mércores

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mercores (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (day of Mercury).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛɾkoɾes/ [ˈmɛɾ.ko.ɾes̺]
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾkoɾes
  • Hyphenation: mér‧co‧res

Noun

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mércores m (invariable)

  1. Wednesday
    Synonyms: corta feira, cuarta feira
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, page 94:
      Os outros dias da semana teuerom et téém et am os antigóós [nomes] quelles os [gentijs] poserõ das planetas: o lues da lũa, o martes de Mars, o mercoles de Mercurio, o joues de Jupyter, o vernes de Venus
      the other days of the week had and have the old names which the pagans gave to them, from the planets: Monday of the Moon, Tuesday of Mars, Wednesday of Mercury, Thursday of Jupiter, Friday of Venus

See also

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References

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Noun

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mércores m (plural mércoress)

  1. Alternative spelling of mercores