Freitag

English

Proper noun

Freitag (plural Freitags)

A surname from the Germanic languages.

Anagrams

frigate

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag (9th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (“day of Frigg”), calque of Latin dies Veneris. Compare Low German Freedag, Dutch vrijdag, English Friday, Danish fredag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯taːk/ (standard)
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IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯tax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
IPA^(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯taːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

Freitag m (strong, genitive Freitages or Freitags, plural Freitage)

Friday

Declension

Declension of Freitag [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Freitag	die	Freitage
genitive	eines	des	Freitages, Freitags	der	Freitage
dative	einem	dem	Freitag, Freitage¹	den	Freitagen
accusative	einen	den	Freitag	die	Freitage

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Freitag der 13.

Derived terms

See also

(days of the week) Tage der Woche, Wochentage (im weiteren Sinne); Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag / Sonnabend, Sonntag ^{(Category: de:Days of the week)}
Rüsttag

Further reading

“Freitag” in Duden online
“Freitag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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