nounfifth declension
diēs Mercuriī
diēs Mercuriī f (genitive diēī Mercuriī)
Classical[ˈdi.eːs ˈmɛr.kʊ.riː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.es ˈmɛr.ku.ri]
Meaning
- Wednesday
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diēs Mercuriī | diēs Mercuriī |
| genitive | diēī Mercuriī | diērum Mercuriī |
| dative | diēī Mercuriī | diēbus Mercuriī |
| accusative | diem Mercuriī | diēs Mercuriī |
| ablative | diē Mercuriī | diēbus Mercuriī |
| vocative | diēs Mercuriī | diēs Mercuriī |
Origins
From diēs (“day”) and Mercuriī, genitive of Mercurius (“Mercury”). Latin calque of Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Ἑρμοῦ (Hermoû) ("of Hermes"). The association of the seven week days with the seven classical planets is first attested in the Anthologiarum by Vettius Valens, ca. AD 170 and was known to Cassius Dio by the early 3rd century.
Elsewhere
- Italianmercoledì
- Frenchmercredifrom Old French mercredi
- Sardinianmélcuris
- Sardinianmércuis
- Sardinianmérculis
- Sardinianmércuris
- Sardinianmèrcuris
- Corsicanmarcuri
- Emilianmercordé
- Extremaduranmiércolis
Old Occitan
- Catalandimecres
- Occitandimècres
Eastern Romance
- Romanianmiercuri
- AromanianNjercuri
Old Spanish
- Spanishmiércoles
- Ladinomierkoles
Old Navarro-Aragonese
- Aragonesemiércols
Old Leonese
- Asturianmiércoles
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianmiercus
- Friulianmiercui
- Ladinmercol
- Romanshmarculdi
- Romanshmarcurdi