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zondag.

Sunday

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzɔnˌdɑx/

  1. Sunday

    masculine
    Op zondag gaan we altijd naar de kerk.
    Zondagen zijn perfect voor familiebijeenkomsten.
Where this word comes from

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. By surface analysis, zon + dag. Compare Low German Sünndag, German Sonntag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

adv/ˈzɔnˌdɑx/

  1. on Sunday

Where this word comes from

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. By surface analysis, zon + dag. Compare Low German Sünndag, German Sonntag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag.

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