Old English · noun
wicdæg
Normalised wicdæġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwikˌdæj/
- Syllables
- ˈwik · ˌdæj (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- weekdayweek
Meaning
-
day of the week
-
weekday
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wikadag, from Proto-Germanic *wikadagaz, equivalent to wice (“week”) + dæġ (“day”). Cognate with Old High German wehhatag (“weekday”), Old Norse vikudagr (“weekday”).
Descendants
weekday
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