Polyglot Dictionary

Mittwoch

/ˈmɪtvɔx/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Mittwoche

Meaning

  1. Wednesday

    Literally "mid-week" — the only weekday named for its position rather than a god or a number.

    • Mittwoch ist die Mitte der Woche.

      Wednesday is the middle of the week.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

mercredi

mercredi is the French word for the same thing — both mean "Wednesday."

Portuguese

quarta-feira

quarta-feira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "Wednesday."

Practice

1 What does Mittwoch mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ ist die Mitte der Woche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mittwoch?

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