Wednesday: meaning, definitions and examples

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wednesday

 

[ หˆwษ›nzหŒdeษช ]

Context #1 | Noun

day of the week

Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. It is named after the Norse god Odin, also known as Woden. In many languages, Wednesday is named after this god or a related deity. In English, Wednesday is often referred to as 'hump day' because it falls in the middle of the traditional workweek.

Examples of usage

  • It's Wednesday today, so we're halfway through the week.
  • My favorite TV show airs on Wednesday nights.

Translations

Translations of the word "wednesday" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น quarta-feira

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเฅเคงเคตเคพเคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Mittwoch

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Rabu

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะตั€ะตะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล›roda

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฐดๆ›œๆ—ฅ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท mercredi

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ miรฉrcoles

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ร‡arลŸamba

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ˆ˜์š”์ผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ุฃุฑุจุนุงุก

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ stล™eda

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ streda

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ˜ŸๆœŸไธ‰

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sreda

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ miรฐvikudagur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัำ™ั€ัะตะฝะฑั–

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ—แƒฎแƒจแƒแƒ‘แƒแƒ—แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงษ™rลŸษ™nbษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ miรฉrcoles

Etymology

The name Wednesday is derived from Old English 'Wลdnesdรฆg' and Middle English 'Wednesdei', which means 'day of Woden'. Woden is the chief god in Norse mythology and a prominent god in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic paganism. The association of Wednesday with Woden can be traced back to the Roman era when the Germanic god was equated with the Roman god Mercury. Throughout history, Wednesday has been considered an important day for various cultures, with different rituals and customs associated with it.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranking #38,487, this word is encountered relatively rarely in everyday English. It might appear in literary works or specialized texts but isn't essential for general communication.