Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Thursday en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /-.di/ (General-American)
- thûrzˈ -dā (General-American)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /-.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɘːz.dæɪ̯/ (Australia)
- /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɵːz.dæe/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈθɔːz.də/ (Northumbria)
- -dē (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈθɝz.deɪ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þuresdæġ (“Thursday”), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (“Thursday”, literally “Thor's day”), or of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day.
A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).
Meanings
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(Canada, US, in UK, informal, not-comparable) On Thursday.
Translations (23)
fo tórsdagin (on Thursday) · eo ĵaŭde (on Thursday) · nl op donderdag (on Thursday) · de am Donnerstag (on Thursday) · ro joia (on Thursday) · vo lulüdelo (on Thursday) · cy ddydd Iau (on Thursday) · vo dödelo (on Thursday) · pt na quinta-feira (on Thursday) · nl 's donderdags (on Thursday) · fi torstaina (on Thursday) · tr perşembe (on Thursday) · ja 木曜日に (on Thursday) · lv ceturtdien (on Thursday) · gl o xoves (on Thursday) · ka ხუთშაბათს (on Thursday) · fo hósdagin (on Thursday) · es el jueves (on Thursday) · ro joi (on Thursday) · ga Déardaoin (on Thursday) · gv Jerdein (on Thursday) · nl donderdags (on Thursday) · fr le jeudi (on Thursday)
Thursday en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-.di/ (General-American)
- thûrzˈ -dā (General-American)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /-.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɘːz.dæɪ̯/ (Australia)
- /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθɵːz.dæe/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈθɔːz.də/ (Northumbria)
- -dē (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈθɝz.deɪ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þuresdæġ (“Thursday”), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (“Thursday”, literally “Thor's day”), or of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day.
A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).
Meanings
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The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.
Cap[ulet]. […] If vve ſhould reuell much, therefore vve vvill haue / Some halfe a dozen frends and make no more adoe. / But vvhat ſay you to Thurſday. / Par[is]. My Lorde I vviſhe that Thurſday vvere to morrovv.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] Romeo and Juliet. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Iohn Danter, published 1597, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:Justice Elena Kagan on Thursday defended the code of conduct the Supreme Court created last year, but conceded there needs to be a way to enforce the rules for it to be more effective.
2024 July 25, Devan Cole, “Justice Elena Kagan says Supreme Court’s code of conduct needs an enforcement plan. Takeaways from her wide-ranging comments.”, in CNN:But for satisfaction pure and deep, for balance in pleasure and comfort, Thursday canʼt be beat.
1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 50:
Forms
Deriveds
Blursday · Thursdayish · Thursday Island · Thursdays · Last Thursdayism · Thursdayness
Hypernyms
day
Hyponyms
Ascension Thursday · Covenant Thursday · dress-up Thursday · Shear Thursday · Shorpthursday · Easter Thursday · Great and Holy Thursday · Carnival Thursday · Whit Thursday · Chare Thursday · Super Thursday · Skis Thursday · Running Thursday · Chewidden Thursday · Shrove Thursday · Shorthursday · dirty tricks Thursday · Sheer Thursday · White Thursday · Thanksgiving Thursday · Hallow Thursday · Maundy Thursday · Green Thursday · Silver Thursday · Shore Thursday · Black Thursday · Great Thursday · Bounds Thursday · Fat Thursday · Thursday of Mysteries · Skire Thursday · Holy Thursday · Throwback Thursday
Relateds
Thursday Dinners · Thursday Island
Synonyms
Thurs. · Thu. · Thur. · Thu · Thurs · Thur · Fifth Day
Translations (318)
mn дөрөв дэх өдөр (day of the week) · sw Alhamisi (day of the week) · wa diyou (day of the week) · vo lulüdel (day of the week) · sd وِسپَتِ (day of the week) · crh cumaaqşamı (day of the week) · ca dijous (day of the week) · eo ĵaŭdo (day of the week) · inh ера (day of the week) · aa kamiis (day of the week) · hu csütörtök (day of the week) · ga Déardaoin (day of the week) · yue 星期四 (day of the week) · pap djaweps (day of the week) · sjd ня̄льянтпе̄ййв (day of the week) · scn juovi (day of the week) · kmr pêncşemb (day of the week) · et neljapäev (day of the week) · ko 목요일 (day of the week) · liv neļļõndpǟva (day of the week) · cmn 周四 (day of the week) · bn বৃহস্পতিবার (day of the week) · ia jovedi (day of the week) · km ព្រហស្បតិ៍ (day of the week) · ml വ്യാഴാഴ്ച (day of the week) · mos lamusa (day of the week) · scn iovi (day of the week) · sq e enjte (day of the week) · mn ᠭᠠᠷᠠᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠳᠥᠷᠪᠡᠨ (day of the week) · lld jöbia (day of the week) · myv калоньчи (day of the week) · atj new kicikaw (day of the week) · tpi Fonde (day of the week) · vec xòbia (day of the week) · zza pojşeme (day of the week) · ps زيارت ورځ (day of the week) · kg Lumbu kia nya (day of the week) · lt ketvirtadienis (day of the week) · mkj nioapoang (day of the week) · mi Rāpare (day of the week) · dz པ་སངས (day of the week) · tk sogapgün (day of the week) · scn jovirìa (day of the week) · ur خمیس (day of the week) · haw Pōʻahā (day of the week) · pl czwartek (day of the week) · nap gioverì (day of the week) · fy tongersdei (day of the week) · vec đóbia (day of the week) · mn ᠫᠦᠷᠪᠦ (day of the week) · kw Yow (day of the week) · ba кесе аҙна (day of the week) · yue 周四 (day of the week) · gu ગુરુવાર (day of the week) · as বৃহস্পতিবাৰ (day of the week) · li dónderdig (day of the week) · zu uLwesine (day of the week) · mn гарагийн дөрвөн (day of the week) · mos alkamisa (day of the week) · ms خميس (day of the week) · kk бейсенбі (day of the week) · fa-ira پَنْجشَنْبِه (day of the week) · bn বিষ্যুদবার (day of the week) · dng щинчисы (day of the week) · tr cuma akşamı (day of the week) · nds Dünnersdag (day of the week) · ar الْخَمِيس (day of the week) · vi thứ năm (day of the week) · esu Cetamirin (day of the week) · dak Aŋpetuitopa (day of the week) · sl četŕtek (day of the week) · myv четьверьк (day of the week) · cho Hlʋsti (day of the week) · sh четвр́так (day of the week) · nan-hbl 禮拜四 /礼拜四 (day of the week) · ti ሓሙስ (day of the week) · win Hąąp Hijopahą (day of the week) · id Kamis (day of the week) · izh neljäspäivä (day of the week) · vai ꕉꔤꕆꕢ (day of the week) · ur جُمِعْرات (day of the week) · sm Aso Tofi (day of the week) · th วันพฤหัสบดี (day of the week) · nds Dunnersdag (day of the week) · nrf Jeudi (day of the week) · rap mahana maha (day of the week) · ps پنجشنبه (day of the week) · mr गुरुवार (day of the week) · sms nelljdpeiˊvv (day of the week) · scn jovidìa (day of the week) · ja 木曜日 (day of the week) · mi Tāite (day of the week) · sd خَميِسَ (day of the week) · co ghjovi (day of the week) · frr tüürsdaai (day of the week) · hy հինգշաբթի (day of the week) · roa-tar sciuvedìe (day of the week) · qu illapachaw (day of the week) · bcl Huwebes (day of the week) · gd Diardaoin (day of the week) · nds Dundersdag (day of the week) · vo dödel (day of the week) · ba кесе йома (day of the week) · acy xmis (day of the week) · st Labone (day of the week) · lv ceturtdiena (day of the week) · tr perşembe (day of the week) · xh uLwesine (day of the week) · lou jèdi (day of the week) · av хамиз (day of the week) · ckb پێنجشەممە (day of the week) · yka Hammis (day of the week) · so khamiis (day of the week) · ky бейшемби (day of the week) · hi बृहस्पतिवार (day of the week) · nan-hbl 拜四 (day of the week) · ta வியாழக்கிழமை (day of the week) · scn iuvirì (day of the week) · la diēs Jovis (day of the week) · ar يَوْم الْخَمِيس (day of the week) · rom źoj (day of the week) · ka ხუთშაბათი (day of the week) · ms Kamis (day of the week) · mwl quinta-feira (day of the week) · akz nihta istonóstàaka (day of the week) · sh četvŕtak (day of the week) · lmo giovedi (day of the week) · vec zoba (day of the week) · dng паншанбэ (day of the week) · da torsdag (day of the week) · cmn 星期四 (day of the week) · twf xwábasi (day of the week) · sc jòbia (day of the week) · ota پرشنبه (day of the week) · wo Alxames (day of the week) · csb czwôrtk (day of the week) · ny Lachinayi (day of the week) · lb Donneschdeg (day of the week) · lld jebia (day of the week) · frr törsdi (day of the week) · az cümə axşamı (day of the week) · crs zedi (day of the week) · zdj yahoa (day of the week) · ha Alhamis (day of the week) · nds Dönnerdag (day of the week) · ms Hari Empat (day of the week) · tk penşenbe (day of the week) · la fēria quinta (day of the week) · ss Lesíne (day of the week) · mnc ᠮᠣᠣ ᡠᠰᡳᠩᡤᡳ (day of the week) · non þórsdagr (day of the week) · smn tuorâstâh (day of the week) · fo hósdagur (day of the week) · wa djudi (day of the week) · kmr pêncşem (day of the week) · rm gievgia (day of the week) · arn kueve antü (day of the week) · lb Donneschden (day of the week) · ru четве́рг (day of the week) · gur Alamisi (day of the week) · gl quinta feira (day of the week) · tzm ⴰⵎⵀⴰⴷ (day of the week) · tkl Ahotofi (day of the week) · lus Ningani (day of the week) · nds Dünnerdag (day of the week) · scn giuvidì (day of the week) · om Kamsa (day of the week) · nds Dörndag (day of the week) · mn ᠳᠦᠷᠪᠡ ᠳᠡᠬᠢ ᠡᠳᠦᠷ (day of the week) · ur پَن٘ج شَن٘بَہ (day of the week) · lez хемис (day of the week) · or ଗୁରୁବାର (day of the week) · cs čtvrtek (day of the week) · egl giovedé (day of the week) · be чацве́р (day of the week) · ast xueves (day of the week) · lzz ჩაჩხა (day of the week) · ug پەيشەنبە (day of the week) · to Tu'apulelulu (day of the week) · scn juvirì (day of the week) · hi गुरुवार (day of the week) · uk четве́р (day of the week) · sva ცა̈̄შ (day of the week) · mhn pfinsta (day of the week) · yue 禮拜四 /礼拜四 (day of the week) · el Πέμπτη (day of the week) · oc dijòus (day of the week) · ta வியாழன் (day of the week) · sc giobia (day of the week) · lo ພະຫັດ (day of the week) · ks برٛؠسوار (day of the week) · tt пәнҗешәмбе (day of the week) · tn Labone (day of the week) · bo གཟའ་ཕུར་བུ (day of the week) · pt quinta-feira (day of the week) · nv Dį́ʼíjį́ Ndaʼanish (day of the week) · sd وِرَسپَتِ (day of the week) · bg четвъртък (day of the week) · nds Dunnerdag (day of the week) · ty mahana maha (day of the week) · lld juebia (day of the week) · he יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי (day of the week) · rsk штварток (day of the week) · chr ᏅᎩᏁ ᎢᎦ (day of the week) · udm покчиарня (day of the week) · it giovedì (day of the week) · gl xoves (day of the week) · af Donderdag (day of the week) · ks برَٛسوار (day of the week) · fur joibe (day of the week) · yi דאָנערשטיק (day of the week) · cu четврьтъкъ (day of the week) · arc חמשבשבא (day of the week) · he יוֹם ה׳ (day of the week) · fo tórsdagur (day of the week) · vec zioba (day of the week) · bbl ჲივჸა̄ (day of the week) · rw Kwakane (day of the week) · mak kamisi (day of the week) · alt четверг (day of the week) · cmn 禮拜四 /礼拜四 (day of the week) · mfe zedi (day of the week) · lo ວັນພະຫັດ (day of the week) · sc giovia (day of the week) · eu ostegun (day of the week) · hil Huwebes (day of the week) · ab аҧшьаша (day of the week) · es jueves (day of the week) · scn jovi (day of the week) · ba кесаҙна (day of the week) · ckb پێنجشەمە (day of the week) · io jovdio (day of the week) · xmf ცაშხა (day of the week) · sv torsdag (day of the week) · ckb پێنجشەم (day of the week) · dng либэсы (day of the week) · ang þunresdæġ (day of the week) · an chueves (day of the week) · tt атнакич (day of the week) · pox perĕndan (day of the week) · tg панҷшанбе (day of the week) · ro joi (day of the week) · la diēs Iovis (day of the week) · cv кӗҫнерникун (day of the week) · mn пүрэв (day of the week) · iba Hari Empat (day of the week) · xcl հինգշաբաթի (day of the week) · fj siga Lotulevu (day of the week) · tab хамис (day of the week) · mi Rāwhā (day of the week) · srn fodewroko (day of the week) · dsb stwórtk (day of the week) · my ကြာသပတေး (day of the week) · pdc Dunnerschdaag (day of the week) · sc giòia (day of the week) · mt il-Ħamis (day of the week) · de Donnerstag (day of the week) · mhr изарня (day of the week) · ja 木曜 (day of the week) · nb torsdag (day of the week) · kl sisamanngorneq (day of the week) · sk štvrtok (day of the week) · dlm zue (day of the week) · chk Eruanu (day of the week) · rm gövgia (day of the week) · ms Khamis (day of the week) · oj niiyogiizhigad (day of the week) · sn China (day of the week) · mk четврток (day of the week) · kum хамисгюн (day of the week) · sea Kamis (day of the week) · khb ᦞᧃᦕᧆ (day of the week) · frr Türsdai (day of the week) · kw dy'Yow (day of the week) · tl Huwebes (day of the week) · nah tezcatlipotōnal (day of the week) · lkt Aŋpétu Tópa (day of the week) · is fimmtudagur (day of the week) · wym dunyśtaog (day of the week) · kus alamisi daat (day of the week) · am ሐሙስ (day of the week) · si බ්රහස්පතින්දා (day of the week) · rup gioi (roa-rup) (day of the week) · sa गुरुवार (day of the week) · ems Staamiin (day of the week) · tet loron-kinta (day of the week) · uz payshanba (day of the week) · bla náámiksistsiko (day of the week) · nl donderdag (day of the week) · lou jédi (day of the week) · xal пүрвә өдр (day of the week) · krl nelläspäivy (day of the week) · ht jedi (day of the week) · egl żòbia (day of the week) · hsb štwórtk (day of the week) · fr jeudi (day of the week) · kw de Yow (day of the week) · gv Jerdein (day of the week) · fi torstai (day of the week) · ko 목요 (day of the week) · ak Yawoada (day of the week) · te గురువారము (day of the week) · gil Kabong (day of the week) · se duorastat (day of the week) · niu Aho Tuloto (day of the week) · cy dydd Iau (day of the week) · sah чэппиэр (day of the week) · cic Nittak Ayyoshta' (day of the week) · ce еара (day of the week) · ms هاري امڤت (day of the week) · sco Fuirsday (day of the week) · li dónjerdig (day of the week) · lg Lwakuna (day of the week) · pa ਵੀਰਵਾਰ (day of the week) · th พฤหัสบดี (day of the week) · arz الخميس (day of the week) · pdt Donnadach (day of the week) · akz istonóstàaka (day of the week)
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