"Mittwoch" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪtvɔx/, [ˈmɪt.vɔχ], [-ʋɔχ] Audio: De-Mittwoch.oga
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|EL.|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, {{m|gmw-pro|*Wōdanas dag|t=Odin's day}} *Wōdanas dag (“Odin's day”), {{m|gmh|guotentac}} guotentac, {{cog|gmw-cfr|Jodesdaach}} Central Franconian Jodesdaach, {{m|en|Wednesday}} Wednesday 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, singular], Mittwoche [definite, genitive, plural], Mittwoch [dative, singular], Mittwoche [dative, singular], Mittwochen [dative, definite, plural], Mittwoch [accusative, singular], Mittwoche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Wednesday Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Days of the week Synonyms: Wotanstag (english: rare, obsolete, Germanophile), Wodenstag, Mittwoche [feminine, obsolete] Related terms: Wochentag, Tage der Woche [days-of-the-week, weekdays, time], Wochentage (alt: im weiteren Sinne), Montag, Dienstag, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag, Sonnabend, Sonntag
    Sense id: en-Mittwoch-de-noun-wKbMgpzQ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Mittwochabend, mittwochabends, Mittwochmittag, mittwochmittags, Mittwochmorgen, mittwochmorgens, Mittwochnachmittag, mittwochnachmittags, mittwochnachts, mittwochs, Mittwochsausgabe, Mittwochvormittag, mittwochvormittags

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