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

  1. Tuesday

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tīwesdæġ tīwesdagas
accusative tīwesdæġ tīwesdagas
genitive tīwesdæġes tīwesdaga
dative tīwesdæġe tīwesdagum

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
mōnandæġ tīwesdæġ wōdnesdæġ þunresdæġ frīġedæġ sæternesdæġ sunnandæġ