90 Miles From Tyranny : Wednesday Is Humpday

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wednesday Is Humpday

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English WednesdaiWodnesdei, from Old English wōdnesdæġ (Wednesday), from a Germanic (compare Proto-Germanic *Wōdanas dagaz) calque of Latin dies (dayMercurii (of Mercurii) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hemeradayἝρμου (Hermouof Hermes), via an association of the god Odin (Woden) with Mercury and Hermes.

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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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.

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