hósdagur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse þórsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”), calque of Latin dies Iovis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhœstɛaːvʊɹ]
- (Sandoy) IPA(key): [ˈhɔstɛaːvuɹ]
Noun
hósdagur m (genitive singular hósdags, plural hósdagar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hósdagur | hósdagurin | hósdagar | hósdagarnir |
| accusative | hósdag | hósdagin | hósdagar | hósdagarnar |
| dative | hósdegi | hósdegnum | hósdøgum | hósdøgunum |
| genitive | hósdags | hósdagsins | hósdaga | hósdaganna |
Synonyms
- tórsdagur (Suðuroy dialect)
See also
- days of the week: dagar í vikuni (appendix): mánadagur · týsdagur · mikudagur/ónsdagur · hósdagur/tórsdagur · fríggjadagur · leygardagur · sunnudagur [edit]