Gründonnerstag
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grüene donerstac. By surface analysis, grün (“green”) + Donnerstag (“Thursday”). The reason for the name is unclear, but may refer to the medieval custom of eating green vegetables on this day.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁyːnˈdɔnɐstaːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Grün‧don‧ners‧tag
Proper noun
Gründonnerstag m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gründonnerstages or Gründonnerstags, plural Gründonnerstage)
Declension
Declension of Gründonnerstag [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gründonnerstag | die | Gründonnerstage |
| genitive | eines | des | Gründonnerstages, Gründonnerstags | der | Gründonnerstage |
| dative | einem | dem | Gründonnerstag, Gründonnerstage1 | den | Gründonnerstagen |
| accusative | einen | den | Gründonnerstag | die | Gründonnerstage |
1Now rare, see notes.
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