týsdagur

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰʊiʂːˌtɛaːvʊɹ/

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, plural týsdagar)

1. Tuesday

• days of the week: dagar í vikuni (appendix): mánadagur · týsdagur · mikudagur/ónsdagur · hósdagur/tórsdagur · fríggjadagur · leygardagur · sunnudagur ^[edit]

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, nominative plural týsdagar)

1. (archaic) Tuesday

• This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by þriðjudagur, which means simply "third day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.