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Midwoch
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Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Migda Micka Midiga
Etymology
From bar gmh mittewoche, from bar goh mittawehha middle of the week, calqued on bar la-ecc media hebdomas (whence dlm misedma). Equivalent to bar Mittn mid, middle Wochn week, becoming a masculine in Early Modern German after the other weekdays. Compare de Mittwoch, gml middewēke, en midweek. Originally meaning the middle between Sunday and Saturday, now often reinterpreted as the middle of the working week.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈmid̥vo̞x/ [-vo̞χ]
Noun
m Midwoch
Wednesday
See also
bar Days of the week