Midwoch

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Migda, Micka, Midiga

Etymology

From Middle High German mittewoche, from Old High German mittawehha (literally “middle of the week”), calqued on Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (whence Dalmatian misedma). Equivalent to Mittn (“mid, middle”) +‎ Wochn (“week”), becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare German Mittwoch, Middle Low German middewēke, English midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmid̥vo̞x/, [-vo̞χ]

Noun

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