monandæg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag; equivalent to mōna +‎ dæġ.

Corresponding to Old Frisian mōnendei, mōnadei, Old Dutch *mānendag (Dutch maandag), Old High German mānetac (German Montag), Old Norse mánadagr (Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.nɑnˌdæj/

Noun

mōnandæġ m

  1. Monday

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative mōnandæġ mōnandagas
accusative mōnandæġ mōnandagas
genitive mōnandæġes mōnandaga
dative mōnandæġe mōnandagum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: Monday, Monenday, Moneday, moneday
    • English: Monday (see there for further descendants)
    • English: (West Yorkshire) Monda
    • English: (Ottawa-Valley) Munde
    • Scots: Monanday
    • Yola: Mondei

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
mōnandæġ tīwesdæġ wōdnesdæġ þunresdæġ frīġedæġ sæternesdæġ sunnandæġ
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