tiwesdæg
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), a Germanic interpretation of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiː.wesˌdæj/, [ˈtiː.wezˌdæj]
Noun
tīwesdæġ m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīwesdæġ | tīwesdagas |
| accusative | tīwesdæġ | tīwesdagas |
| genitive | tīwesdæġes | tīwesdaga |
| dative | tīwesdæġe | tīwesdagum |
Derived terms
- tīwesniht (“Monday night”)
Descendants
- Middle English: Tewesday, tiwesday, Tiwesday, tywesday, Tuesday, Tuwisday, twesdaye, twiusdai, Tywysday (Late Middle English), Tewisday, Tyisday (Early Scots), Tisday, Tyseday (Northern), tywersday (Gloucestershire), Tis-dæi (early Worcestershire)
See also
| Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mōnandæġ | tīwesdæġ | wōdnesdæġ | þunresdæġ | frīġedæġ | sæternesdæġ | sunnandæġ |