Donnerstag
German
Etymology
From Middle High German donerstac, from Old High German donarestag, thonarestag (11th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare Bavarian Dunnersdåg, Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, West Frisian tongersdei, English Thursday, Danish torsdag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːk/ (standard)
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- IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔnɐsˌtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
Declension
Declension of Donnerstag [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Donnerstag | die | Donnerstage |
| genitive | eines | des | Donnerstages, Donnerstags | der | Donnerstage |
| dative | einem | dem | Donnerstag, Donnerstage1 | den | Donnerstagen |
| accusative | einen | den | Donnerstag | die | Donnerstage |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
- (primarily Bavarian) Pfinztag
Derived terms
- Donnerstagabend
- Donnerstagausgabe
- Donnerstagmittag
- Donnerstagmorgen
- Donnerstagnachmittag
- Donnerstagnacht
- donnerstags
- Donnerstagsausgabe
- Donnerstagvormittag
- Fettdonnerstag
- Gründonnerstag
- Schwerdonnerstag
See also
- (days of the week) Tage der Woche, Wochentage (im weiteren Sinne); Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag / Sonnabend, Sonntag (Category: de:Days of the week)
Further reading
- “Donnerstag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Donnerstag” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Donnerstag” in Duden online
Donnerstag on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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