Tuesday
Syllabification: (Tues·day)
Pronunciation: /ˈt(y)o͞ozdā, -dē/
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Definition of Tuesday
noun
adverb
Origin:
Old English Tīwesdæg 'day of Tīw', a Germanic god of war and the sky; translation of Latin dies Marti 'day of Mars', the god Tīw being equated with the Roman god Mars. Compare with Swedish tisdag
The days of the week in ancient Rome were named after the planets, which in turn were named after gods. In most cases the Germanic names substituted the name of a comparable Germanic god for the Roman god’s name