"mercredi" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /mɛʁ.kʁə.di/, /mɛ.kʁə.di/, /me.kʁə.di/ Audio: Fr-mercredi-fr-ouest.ogg [France]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Old French mercredi, from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mercredi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mercredi, {{inh+|fr|fro|mercredi}} Inherited from Old French mercredi, {{inh|fr|la||Mercuriī diēs}} Latin Mercuriī diēs, {{m|la|diēs Mercuriī||day of Mercury}} diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”)
  1. (colloquial, minced oath) Used in place of merde; shoot, shucks Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): French minced oaths Related terms: jours de la semaine [days-of-the-week, weekdays, time], lundi, mardi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche
    Sense id: en-mercredi-fr-intj-plMWFKAP Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 82 18

Noun

IPA: /mɛʁ.kʁə.di/, /mɛ.kʁə.di/, /me.kʁə.di/ Audio: Fr-mercredi-fr-ouest.ogg [France] Forms: mercredis [plural]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Inherited from Old French mercredi, from Latin Mercuriī diēs, variant of diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mercredi|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mercredi, {{inh+|fr|fro|mercredi}} Inherited from Old French mercredi, {{inh|fr|la||Mercuriī diēs}} Latin Mercuriī diēs, {{m|la|diēs Mercuriī||day of Mercury}} diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mercredi m (plural mercredis)
  1. Wednesday Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Days of the week Derived forms: mercredi des Cendres Related terms: mercure
    Sense id: en-mercredi-fr-noun-wKbMgpzQ Disambiguation of Days of the week: 44 56

Inflected forms

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