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Wednesday en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʋɛ(ɖ).nəz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwenz.dæe/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.deɪ/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛdn̩z.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /ˈʋɛnz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.də/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English Wednesday, from unattested Old English *wēdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), synchronically an i-mutated form of attested wōdnesdæġ (itself from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, its reflex Middle English Wodnesdei falling into disuse), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag also attested in Old Frisian wednesdei and Middle Dutch wenesdach. In any case, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû, “of Hermes”), via an association of the god Odin (“Woden”) with Mercury and Hermes. See also Japanese 水曜日 (“Mercury's day”). Cognates Cognate with Scots Wadensday (“Wednesday”), Yola Wennesdei (“Wednesday”), West Frisian woansdei (“Wednesday”), Afrikaans Woensdag (“Wednesday”), Central Franconian Jodesdaach (“Wednesday”), Dutch, West Flemish woensdag (“Wednesday”), Dutch Low Saxon woensdag, woonsdag, wonsdag (“Wednesday”), German Wodenstag, Wotanstag (“Wednesday”), Low German Goonsdag, Woonsdag (“Wednesday”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish onsdag (“Wednesday”), Faroese ónsdagur (“Wednesday”), Icelandic óðinsdagur (“Wednesday”).

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, in UK, informal, not-comparable) On Wednesday.

Translations (20)

fy woansdeis (on Wednesday) · nl woensdags (on Wednesday) · vo folüdelo (on Wednesday) · ro miercurea (on Wednesday) · vo vedelo (on Wednesday) · de mittwochs (on Wednesday) · gv Jecrean (on Wednesday) · sk v stredu (on Wednesday) · sh средом (on Wednesday) · gl o mércores (on Wednesday) · fi keskiviikkona (on Wednesday) · eo merkrede (on Wednesday) · ga Dé Céadaoin (on Wednesday) · nl 's woensdags (on Wednesday) · ka ოთხშაბათს (on Wednesday) · lv trešdien (on Wednesday) · ro miercuri (on Wednesday) · tr çarşamba (on Wednesday) · cy ddydd Mercher (on Wednesday) · vo vesdelo (on Wednesday)

Wednesday en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʋɛ(ɖ).nəz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwenz.dæe/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.deɪ/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛdn̩z.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /ˈʋɛnz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.də/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English Wednesday, from unattested Old English *wēdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), synchronically an i-mutated form of attested wōdnesdæġ (itself from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, its reflex Middle English Wodnesdei falling into disuse), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag also attested in Old Frisian wednesdei and Middle Dutch wenesdach. In any case, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû, “of Hermes”), via an association of the god Odin (“Woden”) with Mercury and Hermes. See also Japanese 水曜日 (“Mercury's day”). Cognates Cognate with Scots Wadensday (“Wednesday”), Yola Wennesdei (“Wednesday”), West Frisian woansdei (“Wednesday”), Afrikaans Woensdag (“Wednesday”), Central Franconian Jodesdaach (“Wednesday”), Dutch, West Flemish woensdag (“Wednesday”), Dutch Low Saxon woensdag, woonsdag, wonsdag (“Wednesday”), German Wodenstag, Wotanstag (“Wednesday”), Low German Goonsdag, Woonsdag (“Wednesday”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish onsdag (“Wednesday”), Faroese ónsdagur (“Wednesday”), Icelandic óðinsdagur (“Wednesday”).

Meanings

  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.
    • US District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that “probable cause exists” to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for violating his orders in mid-March halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. 2025 April 16, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, “Boasberg finds ‘probable cause exists’ to hold Trump administration in contempt for violating orders on deportation flights”, in CNN:

Forms

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Deriveds

Wednesdays in Mississippi · Wednesday crucifixion theory · Wednesdayish · Wednesbury · Wednesdayness · Wednesdays · Woman Crush Wednesday

Descendants

Wenerei

Hypernyms

day

Hyponyms

Sheffield Wednesday · Black Wednesday · White Wednesday · Rebel Wednesday · Good Wednesday · Spy Wednesday · Whit Wednesday · Ash Wednesday · calendar Wednesday · Easter Wednesday · Holy Wednesday

Synonyms

hump day · Wed. · Wed · Fourth Day · Weds

Translations (335)

oc dimècres (day of the week) · mn ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠ ᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠡᠳᠦᠷ (day of the week) · cmn 週三 /周三 (day of the week) · gu બુધવાર (day of the week) · ug چارشەنبە (day of the week) · nds-de Middeweek (day of the week) · cy dydd Mercher (day of the week) · rm mesemna (day of the week) · he יום ד׳ (day of the week) · te బుధవారము (day of the week) · tr çarşamba (day of the week) · rsk стреда (day of the week) · udm вирнунал (day of the week) · oj aabitoose (day of the week) · orv середа (day of the week) · rm marculdi (day of the week) · fa-ira چَهارْشَنْبِه (day of the week) · grc Ἑρμ(ε)ίᾱ (day of the week) · dsb srjoda (day of the week) · an miércols (day of the week) · tg чоршанбе (day of the week) · sc mérculis (day of the week) · af Woensdag (day of the week) · tzm ⴰⵀⴰⴷ (day of the week) · sd ٻُڌُ (day of the week) · bbl ჴო̄ (day of the week) · lv trešdiena (day of the week) · rm mesjamna (day of the week) · eu asteazken (day of the week) · ang wōdnesdæġ (day of the week) · sc mèrcuris (day of the week) · ks بۄدوار (day of the week) · mi Wenerei (day of the week) · is miðvikudagur (day of the week) · gl cuarta feira (day of the week) · rw Kwagatatu (day of the week) · fy woansdei (day of the week) · sv onsdag (day of the week) · ff Njeslaare (day of the week) · lo ພຸດ (day of the week) · sva ჯჷმა̈შ (day of the week) · ms رابو (day of the week) · myv куншкачи (day of the week) · mwl quarta-feira (day of the week) · ems Pingayiin (day of the week) · mnc ᠮᡠᡴᡝ ᡠᠰᡳᠩᡤᡳ (day of the week) · sc mércuris (day of the week) · crh çarşenbe (day of the week) · gd Diciadain (day of the week) · ta புதன் (day of the week) · mn гарагийн гурван (day of the week) · sjd кэ̄сскпоаррк (day of the week) · su rebo (day of the week) · wa mierkidi (day of the week) · ce кхаара (day of the week) · om Roobbii (day of the week) · non óðinsdagr (day of the week) · sco Wadensday (day of the week) · io merkurdio (day of the week) · sc mércuis (day of the week) · nn onsdag (day of the week) · lou mærkrédi (day of the week) · haw Pōʻakolu (day of the week) · sh sreda (day of the week) · qu quyllurchaw (day of the week) · uz chorshanba (day of the week) · inh кхаьра (day of the week) · kbd бэрэжьей (day of the week) · xal үлмҗ өдр (day of the week) · ms Arbaa (day of the week) · lou mékrédi (day of the week) · bho बुध (day of the week) · av арбагӏ (day of the week) · scn mèrcuri (day of the week) · yue 周三 (day of the week) · nan-hbl 禮拜三 /礼拜三 (day of the week) · co màrcuri (day of the week) · ka ოთხშაბათი (day of the week) · bg сряда́ (day of the week) · wa dimiek (day of the week) · mk среда (day of the week) · scn mercuridìa (day of the week) · khb ᦞᧃᦗᦳᧆ (day of the week) · it mercoledì (day of the week) · akz nihta atótchìina (day of the week) · vot kõlmõzpäive (day of the week) · bn বুধবার (day of the week) · lez арбе (day of the week) · ja 水曜日 (day of the week) · ny Lachitatu (day of the week) · nn mekedag (i.e., ‘midtvekedag’) (day of the week) · egl mêrcuel (day of the week) · kl pingasunngorneq (day of the week) · lus Nilaini (day of the week) · es miércoles (day of the week) · de Wodenstag (day of the week) · mt l-Erbgħa (day of the week) · fur miercus (day of the week) · mos laarba (day of the week) · rm mesemda (day of the week) · lg Lwakusatu (day of the week) · cic Nittak Hollo' Aaiklanna' (day of the week) · rom tetradǐ (day of the week) · gil Katenibong (day of the week) · ff Alarba (day of the week) · be серада́ (day of the week) · ml ബുധൻ (day of the week) · tn laboraro (day of the week) · br Merc'her (day of the week) · frr Winjsdai (day of the week) · xcl չորեքշաբաթի (day of the week) · la fēria quārta (day of the week) · dz ཕུར་བུ (day of the week) · th พุธ (day of the week) · ml ബുധനാഴ്ച (day of the week) · ko 수요일 (day of the week) · mn ᡀᠠᠭᠪᠠ (day of the week) · nb onsdag (day of the week) · kw de Merher (day of the week) · rm marcurdi (day of the week) · sd اَربع (day of the week) · ms Rabu (day of the week) · kus alaarba daat (day of the week) · mn гурав дахь өдөр (day of the week) · ga Céadaoin (day of the week) · ca dimecres (day of the week) · hsb srjeda (day of the week) · dak Aŋpetuiyamni (day of the week) · sea Rabu (day of the week) · eo merkredo (day of the week) · cmn 禮拜三 /礼拜三 (day of the week) · hi बुध (day of the week) · ast miércoles (day of the week) · la quārta fēria (day of the week) · sc mélcuris (day of the week) · cmn 星期三 (day of the week) · az çərşənbə (day of the week) · sw Jumatano (day of the week) · frr weensdi (day of the week) · fur miercui (day of the week) · hil Miyerkoles (day of the week) · bla ííkaitaistssinao'p (day of the week) · ro miercuri (day of the week) · izh kolmaspäivä (day of the week) · smn koskokko (day of the week) · nv Tágíjį́ Ndaʼanish (day of the week) · sma gaskevåhkoe (day of the week) · mn ᠭᠠᠷᠠᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠨ (day of the week) · mkj niejil (day of the week) · tl Miyerkoles (day of the week) · ur چَہار شَن٘بَہ (day of the week) · tab гьербе (day of the week) · dng чашанбэ (day of the week) · ru среда́ (day of the week) · tkl Aholulu (day of the week) · vai ꕉꕞꕒ (day of the week) · ckb چوارشەم (day of the week) · rm measeanda (day of the week) · akz atótchìina (day of the week) · si බදාදා (day of the week) · fi keskiviikko (day of the week) · cu срѣда (day of the week) · sjd куалмантпе̄ййв (day of the week) · lmo mercoldí (day of the week) · ary الاربعا (day of the week) · rup Njercuri (day of the week) · fo mikudagur (day of the week) · lou mèkrèdi (day of the week) · to Pulelulu (day of the week) · ms اربع (day of the week) · vo vedel (day of the week) · kn ಬುಧವಾರ (day of the week) · km ថ្ងៃពុធ (day of the week) · mn лхагва (day of the week) · ia mercuridi (day of the week) · acw الأربعا (day of the week) · sa बुधवार (day of the week) · ff 𞤀𞤤𞤢𞤪𞤦𞤢 (day of the week) · rup Njercure (day of the week) · sah сэрэдэ (day of the week) · yi מיטוואָך (day of the week) · ba шаршамбы (day of the week) · gv Jecrean (day of the week) · non miðvikudagr (day of the week) · fj siga Vukelulu (day of the week) · myv середа (day of the week) · pdc Mittwoch (day of the week) · de Wodanstag (day of the week) · ja 水曜 (day of the week) · ur بُدْھوار (day of the week) · ha Laraba (day of the week) · st Laboraro (day of the week) · mrw Arba'a (day of the week) · mi Rātoru (day of the week) · gl corta feira (day of the week) · ff 𞤐𞤶𞤫𞤧𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤪𞤫 (day of the week) · sn Chitatu (day of the week) · tk hoşgün (day of the week) · pt quarta-feira (day of the week) · ar يَوْم الْأَرْبِعَاء (day of the week) · vo vesdel (day of the week) · gl mércores (day of the week) · hu szerda (day of the week) · pdt Medwäakj (day of the week) · li woonsdig (day of the week) · grc ἡμέρᾱ Ἑρμοῦ (day of the week) · ty Mahana toru (day of the week) · mr बुधवार (day of the week) · scn mièrcuri (day of the week) · vo folüdel (day of the week) · ms هاري تيݢ (day of the week) · xh uLwesithathu (day of the week) · nds-de Merrweek (day of the week) · mak araba (day of the week) · he יוֹם רְבִיעִי (day of the week) · hrx Mittwoch (day of the week) · sl sréda (day of the week) · mhr вӱргече (day of the week) · ht mèkredi (day of the week) · kw dy'Mergher (day of the week) · liv kuolmõndpǟva (day of the week) · my ဗုဒ္ဓဟူး (day of the week) · win Hąąp Hitanįhą (day of the week) · nds-de Mödweek (day of the week) · xmf ჯუმაშხა (day of the week) · ps چارشنبه (day of the week) · arz الأربع (day of the week) · mos arba (day of the week) · bcl Miyerkoles (day of the week) · vec mèrcore (day of the week) · sms seärad (day of the week) · dlm misedma (day of the week) · yue 星期三 (day of the week) · pa ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ (day of the week) · kmr çarşem (day of the week) · ko 수요 (day of the week) · or ବୁଧବାର (day of the week) · lld mercol (day of the week) · sd ٻُڌَرُ (day of the week) · tet loron-kuarta (day of the week) · izh sereta (day of the week) · ckb چوارشەمە (day of the week) · sh srijeda (day of the week) · atj nicto kicikaw (day of the week) · sh сриједа (day of the week) · cic Nittak Atochchi'na' (day of the week) · chr ᏦᎢᏁ ᎢᎦ (day of the week) · de Mittwoch (day of the week) · mhn mitta (day of the week) · nl woensdag (day of the week) · nds-de Woonsdag (day of the week) · mi Rāapa (day of the week) · yka Alaba'a (day of the week) · esu Pingayirin (day of the week) · srn dridewroko (day of the week) · cv юнкун (day of the week) · th วันพุธ (day of the week) · roa-tar mercrudìe (day of the week) · so arbaco (day of the week) · acw الرَّبوع (day of the week) · se gaskavahkku (day of the week) · bo གཟའ་ལྷག་པ (day of the week) · ta புதன்கிழமை (day of the week) · vi thứ tư (day of the week) · arn miercoles antü (day of the week) · sjd ся̄рэдт (day of the week) · zu uLwesithathu (day of the week) · wo Àllarba (day of the week) · iba Hari Tiga (day of the week) · ary الاربع (day of the week) · hi ज्ञवार (day of the week) · ab ахаша (day of the week) · ur بُدھ (day of the week) · tg чаҳоршанбе (day of the week) · lb Mëttwoch (day of the week) · tpi trinde (day of the week) · ady бэрэскэжъый (day of the week) · sk streda (day of the week) · et kolmapäev (day of the week) · da onsdag (day of the week) · lo ວັນພຸດ (day of the week) · hi बुधवार (day of the week) · uk середа́ (day of the week) · lzz ჯუმაჩხა (day of the week) · nn mørkedag (Tinn in Telemark) (day of the week) · am ረቡዕ (day of the week) · lt trečiadienis (day of the week) · pl środa (day of the week) · hy չորեքշաբթի (day of the week) · gur Alaarba (day of the week) · olo kolmaspäivy (day of the week) · twf míalkulisi (day of the week) · frr weedensdai (day of the week) · la diēs Mercuriī (day of the week) · tl miyerkoles (day of the week) · aa arbaq (day of the week) · ak Wukuada (day of the week) · tt чәршәмбе (day of the week) · niu Aho Lotu (day of the week) · jv ꦉꦧꦺꦴ (day of the week) · csb strzoda (day of the week) · zza çarşeme (diq) (day of the week) · kum арбагюн (day of the week) · fo ónsdagur (day of the week) · cho Winsti (day of the week) · qu mirkulis (day of the week) · fr mercredi (day of the week) · rap mahana toru (day of the week) · id hari rabu (day of the week) · krl kolmaspäivy (day of the week) · nap miercurì (day of the week) · nan-hbl 拜三 (day of the week) · pap diarason (day of the week) · dng либэсан (day of the week) · sh среда (day of the week) · cs středa (day of the week) · sq e mërkurë (day of the week) · li goonsdig (day of the week) · yue 禮拜三 /礼拜三 (day of the week) · ky шаршемби (day of the week) · kk сәрсенбі (day of the week) · bug araba (day of the week) · ar الْأَرْبِعَاء (day of the week) · amu mikluè (day of the week) · tsg Albaa (day of the week) · alt среда (day of the week) · lkt Aŋpétu Yámni (day of the week) · el Τετάρτη (day of the week) · de Wotanstag (day of the week) · ms Hari Tiga (day of the week) · dng щинчисан (day of the week) · as বুধবাৰ (day of the week) · sm Aso Lulu (day of the week) · kg Lumbu kia ntatu (day of the week) · tk çarşenbe (day of the week)

wikidata: Q128

Wednesday en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈʋɛ(ɖ).nəz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwenz.dæe/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.deɪ/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛ(ʔə)nzde/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈwɛnz.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɛdn̩z.deɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation, dated)
  • /ˈʋɛnz.ɖe(j)/ (South-Asia)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˈwɛdⁿnz.də/ (Geordie, Northumbria)
  • /ˈwɛnz.di/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English Wednesday, from unattested Old English *wēdnesdæġ (“Wednesday”), synchronically an i-mutated form of attested wōdnesdæġ (itself from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdanas dag, its reflex Middle English Wodnesdei falling into disuse), from Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag also attested in Old Frisian wednesdei and Middle Dutch wenesdach. In any case, a calque (interpretātiō germānica) of Latin diēs Mercuriī (“day of Mercury”) and Koine Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû, “of Hermes”), via an association of the god Odin (“Woden”) with Mercury and Hermes. See also Japanese 水曜日 (“Mercury's day”). Cognates Cognate with Scots Wadensday (“Wednesday”), Yola Wennesdei (“Wednesday”), West Frisian woansdei (“Wednesday”), Afrikaans Woensdag (“Wednesday”), Central Franconian Jodesdaach (“Wednesday”), Dutch, West Flemish woensdag (“Wednesday”), Dutch Low Saxon woensdag, woonsdag, wonsdag (“Wednesday”), German Wodenstag, Wotanstag (“Wednesday”), Low German Goonsdag, Woonsdag (“Wednesday”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish onsdag (“Wednesday”), Faroese ónsdagur (“Wednesday”), Icelandic óðinsdagur (“Wednesday”).

Meanings

  1. (UK) Nickname for Sheffield Wednesday of the Football League.