Dag

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See also: dag, DAG, dag-, dağ, and Dağ

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of Dagwood.

Noun

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Dag (plural Dags)

  1. Ellipsis of Dag sandwich.

East Central German

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Noun

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Dag

  1. (Upper Saxon) day

German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German dach, dag, from Old Saxon dag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn). Cognate to German Tag.

Noun

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Dag m (plural Daag' or Daag or Daog or Doage or Doag' or Doag or Dạg' or Dag' or Dag)

  1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) day

Derived terms

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See also

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(days of the week)

Noun

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Dag m

  1. inflection of Dach:
    1. dative singular
    2. plural

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dach, from Old High German *dag, northern variant of tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz.

The plural Deeg is derived from the singular with a secondary umlaut. But compare Do, the regular outcome of the older plural and dative singular. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dag m (plural Deeg)

  1. day

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Dagr, from dagr (day), whence also dag. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Dagur, and Swedish and Danish Dag.

Proper noun

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Dag m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “day”
  2. (Norse mythology) Dagr, the personification of the day
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References

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Pennsylvania German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare German Tag, Dutch dag, English day.

Noun

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Dag m (plural Dag or Dage)

  1. Alternative form of Daag

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dagr (day), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɑːɡ/
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Proper noun

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Dag c (genitive Dags)

  1. a male given name
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