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Etymology
Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tīwesdæg (a rendering of Latin dies Martis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Areos hemera), from Tīw, god of war and the sky, from Proto-Germanic *Tiwaz (cf. Old Norse Tyr, Old High German Ziu), from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu- 'to shine' + Old English dæg day; akin to Old Norse tysdagr, Swedish tisdag, Old High German zīostag; the variants Dutch Dinstag, German Dienstag, both from Thinxus, a nasalized version of Tīw; more at Zeus and day.
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"tju:zdeI/ or IPA: /ˈtjuːzdɪ/, SAMPA: /"tju:zdI/
- (US) enPR: to͞ozʹdā, IPA: /ˈtuːzdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"tu:zdeI/
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Proper noun
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Singular Tuesday |
Plural Tuesdays |
Tuesday (plural Tuesdays)
- The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.
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Adverb
Tuesday (not comparable)
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Positive Tuesday |
Superlative none (absolute) |
- on Tuesday
Translations
on Tuesday
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See also
- (days of the week) week; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Category: Days of the week)
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