Wochentag

German

Etymology

Compound word from Woche (“week”) +‎ -n- +‎ Tag (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔχn̩ˌtaːk/
  • Hyphenation: Wo‧chen‧tag
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Wochentag m (strong, genitive Wochentages or Wochentags, plural Wochentage)

  1. weekday (any day of the week)
  2. weekday (any day of the week except Sunday)

Declension

Declension of Wochentag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wochentag die Wochentage
genitive eines des Wochentages, Wochentags der Wochentage
dative einem dem Wochentag, Wochentage1 den Wochentagen
accusative einen den Wochentag die Wochentage

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Wochentag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wochentag” in Duden online
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