sunnandæg
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin dies Solis. Cognate with Old Frisian sunnandei, Old Saxon sunnundag, Old High German sunnuntag, Old Norse sunnudagr. Equivalent to sunnan (“the sun's”) + dæġ (“day”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sunnandæġ m
Declension[edit]
Declension of sunnandæg (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | sunnandæġ | sunnandagas |
accusative | sunnandæġ | sunnandagas |
genitive | sunnandæġes | sunnandaga |
dative | sunnandæġe | sunnandagum |
Derived terms[edit]
- sunnanmorgen (“Sunday morning”)
- sunnanniht (“Saturday night”)
- sunnanǣfen (“Saturday evening”)
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text) | ||||||
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sunnandæġ | mōnandæġ | tīwesdæġ | wōdnesdæġ | þunresdæġ | frīġedæġ | sæternesdæġ |