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onsdag

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish othænsdagh, from Old Norse óðinsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque of the Latin dies Mercurii (Wednesday).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoːnˀsda/, [ˈo̝nˀsd̥æ]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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onsdag c (singular definite onsdagen, plural indefinite onsdage)

  1. Wednesday

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse óðinsdagr (Odin's day), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Noun

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onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdager, definite plural onsdagene)

  1. Wednesday, the third day of the week according to the ISO 8601 standard.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse óðinsdagr (Odin's day), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Noun

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onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdagar, definite plural onsdagane)

  1. Wednesday, the third day of the week.
    Synonym: mekedag

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Swedish

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Etymology

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The word is originally a short form for Odens dag, meaning day of Oden. (Note: "Oden" and "Odin" are alternative spellings of the same name.) From Old Swedish oþinsdagher, from Old Norse óðinsdagr (Odin's day), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnsdɑːɡ/, /ˈʊnsda/
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Noun

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onsdag c

  1. Wednesday (now generally considered the third day of the week in non-religious contexts in Sweden)
    Vi träffades i onsdags
    We met this / last Wednesday

Declension

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Declension of onsdag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite onsdag onsdags
definite onsdagen onsdagens
plural indefinite onsdagar onsdagars
definite onsdagarna onsdagarnas

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