þórsdagr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis. By surface analysis, Þórr (“Thor”) + dagr (“day”).
Noun
þórsdagr m (genitive þórsdags, dative þórsdegi, plural þórsdagar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þórsdagr | þórsdagrinn | þórsdagar | þórsdagarnir |
| accusative | þórsdag | þórsdaginn | þórsdaga | þórsdagana |
| dative | þórsdegi | þórsdeginum | þórsdǫgum | þórsdǫgunum |
| genitive | þórsdags | þórsdagsins | þórsdaga | þórsdaganna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: þórsdagur
- Faroese: tórsdagur, hósdagur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: torsdag, tosdag
- Elfdalian: tųosdag
- Old Swedish: þōrsdagher
- Swedish: torsdag
- Old Danish: thorsdagh
- Gutnish: torste, torstda, torsdagar
- → Finnish: torstai