Montag

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mōntac, māntac, from Old High German mānotag (9th c.), māntag (12th c.), from late Proto-Germanic *mēniniz dagaz (“day of the moon”). Compare Low German Maandag, Dutch maandag, English Monday, Danish mandag.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnˌtaːk/ (standard)
Montag (file)

IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnˌtax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnˌtaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

Noun

Montag m (genitive Montages or Montags, plural Montage)

Monday

Declension

Declension of Montag

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Montag	die	Montage
genitive	eines	des	Montages, Montags	der	Montage
dative	einem	dem	Montag, Montage¹	den	Montagen
accusative	einen	den	Montag	die	Montage

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

Afftermontag
Montagsautos
Montagsmaler

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)}

Further reading

Montag in Duden online

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