Sunday

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÅ­nʹdā, IPA: /ˈsÊŒndeɪ/ or enPR: sÅ­nʹdÄ“, IPA: /ˈsÊŒndi/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒndeɪ, Rhymes: -ÊŒndi
• Homophones: sundae

Origin

From Middle English sunnenday from Old English sunnandæg ("day of the sun"), from sunne ("sun"), + dæg ("day"), late Proto-Germanic *sunnōniz dagaz, as a translation of Latin dies solis; declared the "venerable day of the sun" by Roman Emperor Constantine on March 7, 321 CE. Compare Low German Sünndag, Dutch zondag, West Frisian snein, German Sonntag, Danish søndag.

Full definition of Sunday

Noun

1. The seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard, or the first day of the week in many religious traditions. The Sabbath for most Christians; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday.
• 2012, June 19, Phil McNulty, England 1-0 Ukraine, And after missing a simple header in the first half, the Manchester United striker ensured England topped Group D to set up a quarter-final meeting with Italy in Kiev on Sunday.
2. (informal) A newspaper published on Sunday.
• 1974, John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyI gave him the switchboard with my love, went down to the Savoy for breakfast and read the Sundays.

Derived terms

Adverb

1. On Sunday