þórsdagur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þórsdagr (“Thor's day, day of Thor”) Þórr (“Thor”) (modern Icelandic Þór) and dagr (“a day”) (modern Icelandic dagur (“a day”)). Corresponds to Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.

Noun

þórsdagur m (genitive singular þórsdags, nominative plural þórsdagar)

  1. (archaic) Thursday

Usage notes

  • This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by fimmtudagur, which means simply "fifth day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.

Declension

Declension of þórsdagur (masculine, based on dagur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þórsdagur þórsdagurinn þórsdagar þórsdagarnir
accusative þórsdag þórsdaginn þórsdaga þórsdagana
dative þórsdegi þórsdeginum þórsdögum þórsdögunum
genitive þórsdags þórsdagsins þórsdaga þórsdaganna

Derived terms

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