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donderdag.

Thursday

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɔn.dərˌdɑx/

  1. Thursday

    masculine
    Ik heb een doktersafspraak op donderdag.
    De donderdagen zijn meestal rustig op kantoor.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch donresdach, donredach, from Old Dutch *thonaresdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Equivalent to Donar or donder + dag. Donar (North Germanic: Thor) was the Germanic god of thunder.

adv/ˈdɔn.dərˌdɑx/

  1. on Thursday

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch donresdach, donredach, from Old Dutch *thonaresdag, from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Equivalent to Donar or donder + dag. Donar (North Germanic: Thor) was the Germanic god of thunder.

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