onsdag

Etymology

From Old Danish othænsdagh, from Old Norse óðinsdagr, from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, a calque of the Latin dies Mercurii (“Wednesday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːnˀsda/, [ˈo̝nˀsd̥æ]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

onsdag c (singular definite onsdagen, plural indefinite onsdage)

1. Wednesday

See also

• days of the week: ugedage (appendix): mandag · tirsdag · onsdag · torsdag · fredag · lørdag · søndag ^[edit]

Etymology

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Noun

onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdager, definite plural onsdagene)

1. Wednesday, the third day of the week according to the ISO 8601 standard.

See also

• days of the week (appendix): ukedager · mandag · tirsdag · onsdag · torsdag · fredag · lørdag · søndag ^[edit]

References

• “onsdag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “onsdag” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Etymology

From Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Noun

onsdag m (definite singular onsdagen, indefinite plural onsdagar, definite plural onsdagane)

1. Wednesday, the third day of the week.

   Synonym: mekedag

See also

• days of the week: vekedagar (appendix): sundag~søndag · måndag · tysdag · onsdag/mekedag · torsdag · fredag · laurdag ^[edit]

References

• “onsdag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

The word is originally a short form for Odens dag, meaning day of Oden. (Note: "Oden" and "Odin" are alternative spellings of the same name.) From Old Swedish oþinsdagher, from Old Norse óðinsdagr (“Odin's day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnsdɑːɡ/, /ˈʊnsda/

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Noun

onsdag c

1. Wednesday (now generally considered the third day of the week in non-religious contexts in Sweden)

   Vi träffades i onsdags

   We met this / last Wednesday

See also

• days of the week: veckodagar (appendix): måndag · tisdag · onsdag · torsdag · fredag · lördag · söndag ^[edit]
• lillördag

References

• onsdag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• onsdag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• onsdag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)