miércoles

See also: miercoles

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Mercuriī dīēs, variant of dīēs Mercuriī.

Noun

miércoles m (plural miércoles)

  1. Wednesday

See also

Further reading

  • miércoles”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “miércoles”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjeɾkoles/ [ˈmjeɾ.ko.les]
  • Rhymes: -eɾkoles
  • Syllabification: miér‧co‧les

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin diēs Mercurī, with ellipsis of "day", dissimilation of R-L and the ending analogically reshaped after most other days of the week.

Noun

miércoles m (plural miércoles)

  1. Wednesday
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Euphemism for mierda (shit).

Interjection

miércoles

  1. (euphemistic) shoot!
    Synonyms: rayos, maldición, diablos

See also

Days of the week in Spanish · días de la semana (layout · text)
lunes martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado domingo

Further reading