týsdagur

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰʊiʂːˌtɛaːvʊɹ/

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, plural týsdagar)

1. Tuesday

• (days of the week) dagar í vikuni; sunnudagur, mánadagur, týsdagur, mikudagur/ónsdagur, hósdagur/tórsdagur, fríggjadagur, leygardagur ^{(Category: fo:Days of the week)}

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, nominative plural týsdagar)

1. (archaic) Tuesday

• This word was replaced during Iceland's shift to Christianity by þriðjudagur, which means simply "third day". It is now considered archaic, but may be used jocularly or by some revivalists.