Tuesday
O.E. Tiwesd?ig, from Tiwes, gen. of Tiw "Tiu," from P.Gmc. *Tiwaz "god of
the sky," differentiated specifically as Tiu, ancient Gmc. god of war. The
day name (second element d?ig, see day) is a translation of L. dies Martis
"Day of Mars," from the Roman god of war. In cognates Ger. Dienstag and
Du. Dinstag, the first element would appear to be Gmc. ding, ?¢®ing
"public assembly," but it is now thought to be from Thinxus, one of the
names of the war-god in L. inscriptions.
Tuesday nounEtymology: Middle English tiwesday, from Old English
tīwesdæg (akin to Old High German zīostag Tuesday),
from Old English Tīw Tiu + dæg day — more at deityDate: before 12th century
the third day of the week • Tuesdaysadverb
Tuesday n. & adv. --n. the third day of the week, following Monday. --adv. 1 colloq. on Tuesday. 2 (Tuesdays) on Tuesdays; each Tuesday. Etymology: OE Tiwesdæg f. Tiw
the Gmc god identified with Roman Mars
tuesday n. & adv. --n. the third day of the week, following Monday. --adv. 1 colloq. on Tuesday. 2 (Tuesdays) on Tuesdays; each Tuesday. Etymology: OE Tiwesdæg f. Tiw
the Gmc god identified with Roman Mars
Tuesday
(Tuesdays)Tuesday is the day after Monday and before Wednesday.
He phoned on Tuesday, just before you came...On Tuesdays and Saturdays the market comes to town.N-VAR
Tuesday
ˈtju:zdɪ n. & adv. --n. the third day of the week, following
Monday. --adv. 1 colloq. on Tuesday. 2 (Tuesdays) on Tuesdays; each
Tuesday. [OE Tiwesdóg f. Tiw the Gmc god identified with Roman Mars]
Tuesday \Tues"day\ (t[=u]z"d[asl]; 48), n. [OE. Tewesday, AS.
Tiwes d[ae]g the day of Tiw the god of war; akin to OHG. Zio,
Icel. T[=y]r, L. Jupiter, Gr. Zey`s;, cf. OHG. Ziostac
Tuesday, G. Dienstag, Icel. T[=y]sdagr. [root]244. See
Deity, Day, and cf. Jovial.]
The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding
Wednesday.
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