sunnandæg

Old English

Etymology

From sunnan (genitive of sunne) + dæġ, late Proto-Germanic *sunnōniz dagaz, a calque of Latin dies Solis. Compare Old Frisian sunnandei, Old Saxon sunnundag, Old High German sunnuntag, Old Norse sunnudagr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nɑnˌdæj/

Noun

sunnandæġ m

Sunday

Declension

Declension of sunnandæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
accusative	sunnandæġ	sunnandagas
genitive	sunnandæġes	sunnandaga
dative	sunnandæġe	sunnandagum

Descendants

Middle English: Sunnenday, Sonnendai, Sonneday, Sonenday, Sunneday, Sonday
- English: Sunday
  - Tok Pisin: sande
  - → Klamath-Modoc: sandi
  - → Luganda: sande
- Scots: Soneday, Sunday
- Yola: Zindei

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