zondag

Dutch

Alternative forms

Zondag (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sondach, sonnendach, from Old Dutch sunnadag (1151-1200; Reimbibel), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin dies Solis. Compare Low German Sünndag, German Sonntag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔndɑx/
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Hyphenation: zon‧dag

Noun

zondag m (plural zondagen, diminutive zondagje n)

Sunday

Derived terms

palmzondag
zondags
zondagskrant
zondagskind
zondagsrijder

Related terms

zonnedag

Descendants

Afrikaans: Sondag
- → Fwe: n-súndà
- → Shona: svondo
- → Sotho: Sontaha
- → Swazi: li-Sontfo
- → Venda: Swondaha
- → Xhosa: isonto
- → Zulu: iSonto
Berbice Creole Dutch: sondaka
Jersey Dutch: Zœndix
Negerhollands: sondag
- → Virgin Islands Creole: grossondag
Skepi Creole Dutch: sondak
→ Arawak: sondakha
→ Mohegan-Pequot: zunatar
→ Japanese: どんたく (dontaku)

See also

(days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag ^{(Category: nl:Days of the week)}

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