Tuesday

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ or IPA: /ˈtjuːzdɪ/
• US enPR: toÍžozʹdā, IPA: /ˈtuːzdeɪ/

Origin

From Middle English Tewesday, from Old English Tīwesdæġ ("Tuesday"), from Proto-Germanic *Tīwas dagaz ("Tuesday", literally Tiw's Day), from *Tīwaz ("Tyr, god of war") + *dagaz ("day"). This was a Germanic rendering of Latin dies Martis in interpretatio germanica, itself a translation of Ancient Greek (Areos hemera) (interpretatio romana). Cognate with Scots Tysday ("Tuesday"), West Frisian tiisdei ("Tuesday"), German dialectal Ziestag ("Tuesday"), Danish tirsdag ("Tuesday"), Swedish tisdag ("Tuesday"). More at Tyr, day.

Full definition of Tuesday

Noun

1. The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

Derived terms

Adverb

1. on Tuesday