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Wednesday

WENZ-day/ˈwɛnzdeɪ/

PluralWednesdays

2 meanings of Wednesday

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The day of the week falling between Tuesday and Thursday: the fourth day in many religious traditions and the third under the ISO 8601 standard.

    Her piano lessons land on Wednesday, right in the middle of the week.

    The committee scheduled the final vote for the first Wednesday in March.

    UsageStarts with a capital letter and takes on: on Wednesday (not incorrect: in Wednesday). On Wednesdays means every week.

  2. 2
    adverbCanadaUS
    On the day falling between Tuesday and Thursday; used to say that something happens on that day.

    I'll drop the documents off Wednesday if that works for you.

    They're planning to announce the results Wednesday morning.

    UsageHere the day name works without on: arriving Wednesday morning.

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Origin

From Middle English Wednesday, an i-mutated form going back to unrecorded Old English *wēdnesdæġ (beside wōdnesdæġ) and Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag, a variant of *Wōdanas dag, literally "Woden's day." It is a calque of Latin diēs Mercuriī ("day of Mercury") and Greek "day of Hermes," made by associating the god Odin (Woden) with Mercury and Hermes. It is cognate with Dutch woensdag and Swedish onsdag.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 7 facts

  • Wednesday comes from Middle English Wednesday. en.wikipedia.org
  • Wiktionary traces the i-mutated form through unattested Old English *wēdnesdæġ to Proto-West Germanic *Wōdinas dag, distinguishing it from wōdnesdæġ and *Wōdanas dag. en.wiktionary.org
  • The name literally means Woden's day. en.wikipedia.org
  • The name calques Latin 'day of Mercury' and Greek 'day of Hermes', through identification of Odin/Woden with Mercury and Hermes. en.wiktionary.org
  • Dutch woensdag is cognate with Wednesday. en.wiktionary.org
  • Wotanstag is a learned calque formed from Wotan and Tag, rather than an inherited cognate. en.wiktionary.org
  • Swedish onsdag is cognate with Wednesday. en.wiktionary.org