zondag – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of zondag

Noun: zondag
Gender: Masculine Hyphenation:
Sg.zondag
Pl.zondagen

Sample Sentences

  • Op zondag gaan we altijd naar de kerk. (On Sunday we always go to church.)
  • Zondagen zijn perfect voor familiebijeenkomsten. (Sundays are perfect for family gatherings.)
  • We hadden een lui zondagje thuis. (We had a lazy Sunday at home.)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sondach, sonnendach, from Old Dutch sunnadag (1151-1200; Reimbibel), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin dies Solis. Compare Low German Sünndag, German Sonntag, West Frisian snein, English Sunday, Danish søndag. See: German Nouns 'Sonntag', English Nouns 'Sunday', Danish Nouns 'søndag'.

Verbs referencing "zondag"

English Nouns Sunday, German Nouns Sonntag.

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