Wednesday Is Humpday

English[edit]

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Wednesday

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Wednesdai, Wodnesdei, from Old English wōdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), from a Germanic (compare Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz) calque of Latin dies (“day”) Mercurii (“of Mercurii”) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hemera, “day”) Ἕρμου (Hermou, “of Hermes”), via an association of the god Odin (Woden) with Mercury and Hermes.

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Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛdᵊnzdeɪ/, /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ or /ˈwɛdᵊnzdi/, /ˈwɛnzdi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/, /ˈwɛnzdi/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/

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Noun[edit]

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Week-day names

Wednesday (plural Wednesdays)

1. The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

Synonyms[edit]

• Humpday (slang)

Derived terms[edit]

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