wodnesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms

• *wēdnesdæġ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wōdnesdæġ m

1. Wednesday

Declension

Declension of wōdnesdæġ (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants

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