"Midwoch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Bavarian]

IPA: /ˈmid̥vo̞x/, [-vo̞χ] Forms: Midwoch [plural], Migda [alternative], Micka [alternative], Midiga [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle High German mittewoche, from Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), calqued on Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (whence Dalmatian misedma). Equivalent to Mittn (“mid, middle”) + Wochn (“week”), becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare German Mittwoch, Middle Low German middewēke, English midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week. Etymology templates: {{inh|bar|gmh|mittewoche}} Middle High German mittewoche, {{inh|bar|goh|mittawehha|lit=middle of the week}} Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), {{der|bar|la-ecc|media hebdomas}} Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas, {{cog|dlm|misedma}} Dalmatian misedma, {{com|bar|Mittn|Wochn|t1=mid, middle|t2=week}} Mittn (“mid, middle”) + Wochn (“week”), {{cog|de|Mittwoch}} German Mittwoch, {{cog|gml|middewēke}} Middle Low German middewēke, {{cog|en|midweek}} English midweek Head templates: {{bar-noun|m|Midwoch}} Midwoch m (plural Midwoch)
  1. Wednesday Tags: masculine
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    },
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      "expansion": "German Mittwoch",
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    },
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    },
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    {
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German Mittwoch",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "middewēke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German middewēke",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "Migda",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Micka",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Midiga",
      "tags": [
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        "Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Bavarian terms derived from Old High German",
        "Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German",
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        "Bavarian terms with redundant script codes",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmid̥vo̞x/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-vo̞χ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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