Donnerstag

Thursday

noun DON-ers-tahk Less Common

Origin: from 'Donner' (thunder) + 'Tag', for the god Thor

Usage Note

Donnerstag literally means 'Thunder day', named for the thunder god Donar/Thor, mirroring English Thursday. Use am Donnerstag for 'on Thursday' and donnerstags for 'on Thursdays'. Like all German weekdays it is masculine.

Examples

"Wir treffen uns am Donnerstag."

Natural Translation

We're meeting on Thursday.

Literal Translation

We meet ourselves on Thursday.

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