"Mittwoch" meaning in German

See Mittwoch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪtvɔx/, [ˈmɪt.vɔχ], [-ʋɔχ] Audio: De-Mittwoch.oga , De-Mittwoch2.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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 Mitte (“mid, middle”) + Woche (“week”), becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare Middle Low German middewēke, English midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week. The original West Germanic word for Wednesday, *Wōdanas dag (“Odin's day”), had already been displaced in Old High German times. It is only attested in regional Middle High German as guotentac with g- for w- through dissimilation (likely reinforced by reinterpretation as “good day”). This survived until recently in Central Franconian Jodesdaach. See Wednesday for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|mittewoche}} Middle High German mittewoche, {{inh|de|goh|mittawehha|lit=middle of the week}} Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), {{der|de|la-ecc|media hebdomas}} Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas, {{cog|dlm|misedma}} Dalmatian misedma, {{com|de|Mitte|Woche|t1=mid, middle|t2=week}} Mitte (“mid, middle”) + Woche (“week”), {{cog|gml|middewēke}} Middle Low German middewēke, {{cog|en|midweek}} English midweek, {{cog|gmw-cfr|Jodesdaach}} Central Franconian Jodesdaach Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es􂀿rare􂁀}} Mittwoch m (strong, genitive Mittwochs or (rare) Mittwoches, plural Mittwoche) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es􂀿rare􂁀}} Forms: Mittwochs [genitive], Mittwoches [genitive, rare], Mittwoche [plural], strong [table-tags], Mittwoch [nominative, singular], Mittwoche [definite, nominative, plural], Mittwochs [genitive, singular], Mittwoches [genitive, rare, singular], Mittwoche [definite, genitive, plural], Mittwoch [dative, singular], Mittwoche [dative, rare, singular], Mittwochen [dative, definite, plural], Mittwoch [accusative, singular], Mittwoche [accusative, definite, plural], Mittwoche [alternative, obsolete]
  1. Wednesday Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Wotanstag (english: rare, obsolete, Germanophile), Wodenstag Related terms: Wochentag
    Sense id: en-Mittwoch-de-noun-wKbMgpzQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German links with redundant alt parameters, German links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Days of the week Derived forms: Aschermittwoch, Mittwochabend, mittwochabends, Mittwochmittag, mittwochmittags, Mittwochmorgen, mittwochmorgens, Mittwochnachmittag, mittwochnachmittags, mittwochnachts, mittwochs, Mittwochsausgabe, Mittwochvormittag, mittwochvormittags

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    [
      "mittewoche",
      "mittewoche#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "mittawehha",
      "mittawehha#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "media hebdomas",
      "media hebdomas#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "misedma",
      "misedma#Dalmatian"
    ],
    [
      "Mitte",
      "Mitte#German"
    ],
    [
      "Woche",
      "Woche#German"
    ],
    [
      "middewēke",
      "middeweke#Middle_Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "midweek",
      "midweek#English"
    ],
    [
      "*Wōdanas dag",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Wōdanas dag"
    ],
    [
      "guotentac",
      "guotentac#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Jodesdaach",
      "Jodesdaach#Central_Franconian"
    ],
    [
      "Wednesday",
      "Wednesday#English"
    ]
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    },
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      },
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "rare",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "orig": "de:Days of the week",
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          "word": "Aschermittwoch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochabend"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochabends"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochmittag"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochmittags"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochmorgen"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochmorgens"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochnachmittag"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochnachmittags"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochnachts"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochs"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochsausgabe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mittwochvormittag"
        },
        {
          "word": "mittwochvormittags"
        }
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      ],
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          "Wednesday",
          "Wednesday"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Wochentag"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "rare, obsolete, Germanophile",
          "translation": "rare, obsolete, Germanophile",
          "word": "Wotanstag"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wodenstag"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪtvɔx/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɪt.vɔχ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ʋɔχ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Mittwoch.oga",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mittwoch"
}
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    },
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      "word": "Mittwochabend"
    },
    {
      "word": "mittwochabends"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mittwochmittag"
    },
    {
      "word": "mittwochmittags"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mittwochmorgen"
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "mittwochnachmittags"
    },
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      "word": "mittwochnachts"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "Mittwochsausgabe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mittwochvormittag"
    },
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      "word": "mittwochvormittags"
    }
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      "mittewoche",
      "mittewoche#Middle_High_German"
    ],
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      "mittawehha",
      "mittawehha#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "media hebdomas",
      "media hebdomas#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "misedma",
      "misedma#Dalmatian"
    ],
    [
      "Mitte",
      "Mitte#German"
    ],
    [
      "Woche",
      "Woche#German"
    ],
    [
      "middewēke",
      "middeweke#Middle_Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "midweek",
      "midweek#English"
    ],
    [
      "*Wōdanas dag",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Wōdanas dag"
    ],
    [
      "guotentac",
      "guotentac#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "Jodesdaach",
      "Jodesdaach#Central_Franconian"
    ],
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "com"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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  "etymology_text": "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 Mitte (“mid, middle”) + Woche (“week”), becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare Middle Low German middewēke, English midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week.\nThe original West Germanic word for Wednesday, *Wōdanas dag (“Odin's day”), had already been displaced in Old High German times. It is only attested in regional Middle High German as guotentac with g- for w- through dissimilation (likely reinforced by reinterpretation as “good day”). This survived until recently in Central Franconian Jodesdaach. See Wednesday for more.",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Mittwoches",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mittwoche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "rare",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "rare",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mittwoch",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Mittwoche",
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Wochentag"
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  ],
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    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        "German links with redundant alt parameters",
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        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Ecclesiastical Latin",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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        {
          "word": "Wodenstag"
        }
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪtvɔx/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɪt.vɔχ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-ʋɔχ]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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}

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