Thursday

A1 Topic:Time

US /ˈθɝz.deɪ/ UK /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #2855

Meanings

1

noun
The day of the week between Wednesday and Friday.

We have a meeting every Thursday morning.
2

adv
On Thursday.

I'll see you Thursday at the office.

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Forms thursdays

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last thursday
the most recent Thursday before now or a stated reference time

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Simplified etymology

Thursday means “Thor’s day,” named for Thor, the god of thunder among Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. It was formed as part of the same weekday-naming system that associated Germanic deities with days corresponding to those named for Roman gods.

Etymology

From Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þuresdæġ (“Thursday”), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (“Thursday”, literally “Thor's day”), but more likely of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day. A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).

*dʰegʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European Thursday Middle English þursdæġ Old English þórsdagr Old Norse *Þunras dag Proto-West Germanic

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# Thursday

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈθɝz.deɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθɜːz.deɪ/
**Frequency rank:** 2855

## Meanings
1. The day of the week between Wednesday and Friday.
2. On Thursday.

## Examples
- We have a meeting every Thursday morning.
- I'll see you Thursday at the office.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰegʷʰ-
- Root: Thursday
- Root: þursdæġ
- Root: þórsdagr
- Root: *Þunras dag

## Etymology
From Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þuresdæġ (“Thursday”), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (“Thursday”, literally “Thor's day”), but more likely of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day. A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).

## AI Etymology
Thursday is from Middle English Thursday, Thuresday, from Old English þursdæġ, þuresdæġ (“Thursday”), possibly from a contraction of þunresdæġ (“Thursday”, literally “Thor's day”), but more likely of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse þórsdagr; all from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”). Compare West Frisian tongersdei, German Low German Dunnersdag, Dutch donderdag, German Donnerstag, Danish torsdag. More at thunder, day. A calque of Latin diēs Iovis (diēs Jovis), via an association (interpretātiō germānica) of the god Thor with the Roman god of thunder Jove (Jupiter).

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