Meanings
plural Tuesdays
- The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.
Alaska DOT crews returned to Igiugig on Tuesday to repair the lights, which are now back in service, Dapcevich said.
2020 September 1, Christina Zdanowicz, “When the runway lights failed, Alaska residents used their car headlights to land a medevac plane”, in CNN, archived from the original on 07 Dec 20201 more example
An anti-Mao force has occupied many rural districts around Tengchung in west Yunnan and is directing peasants there to revolt against Mao Tse-tung, intelligence sources here reported Tuesday.
1969 March 17 [1969 March 12], “Rural Districts' Occupation”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 51, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Taipei CNA, →OCLC, Communist China: Southwest Region, page E 2
- CanadaUSinformalnot comparableOn Tuesday.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*Tīwas dag“Tuesday”
- Old Englishtīwesdæġ“Tuesday”
- Middle EnglishTewesday
- EnglishTuesday
From Middle English Tewesday, from Old English tīwesdæġ (“Tuesday”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “Tiw's Day”), equivalent to Tiu + -s- + day. This was a Germanic interpretation of Latin diēs Mārtis, itself a translation of Ancient Greek Ἄρεως ἡμέρα (Áreōs hēméra) (interpretatio romana). Cognate with Scots Tysday (“Tuesday”), Saterland Frisian Täisdai (“Tuesday”), West Frisian tiisdei (“Tuesday”), dialectal German Ziestag (“Tuesday”), Danish tirsdag (“Tuesday”), Swedish tisdag (“Tuesday”), Finnish tiistai (“Tuesday”). More at Tyr, day.
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Dinsdag
- Dinsdagday of the week
Arabic الثُّلَاثَاء, الثَّلَاثَاء
- الثُّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯulāṯāʔ)day of the week
- الثَّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯalāṯāʔ)day of the week
- الثُّلَثَاء (aṯ-ṯulaṯāʔ)day of the week
Basque astearte
- astearteday of the week
Bengali মঙ্গলবার
- মঙ্গলবার (moṅgolbar)day of the week
Bulgarian вто́рник
- вто́рник (vtórnik)day of the week
Catalan dimarts
- dimartsday of the week
Chinese Cantonese 星期二, 禮拜二 /礼拜二
- 星期二 (sing¹ kei⁴ ji⁶)day of the week
- 禮拜二 /礼拜二 (lai⁵ baai³ ji⁶)day of the week
- 周二 (zau¹ ji⁶)day of the week
Chinese Mandarin 星期二, 禮拜二 /礼拜二
- 星期二 (xīngqī'èr)day of the week
- 禮拜二 /礼拜二 (lǐbài'èr)day of the week
- 週二 /周二 (zhōu'èr)day of the week
Czech úterý
- úterýday of the week
Danish tirsdag
- tirsdagday of the week
Dutch dinsdag, dinsdags
- dinsdagday of the week
- dinsdagson Tuesday
- 's dinsdagson Tuesday
Esperanto mardo, marde
- mardoday of the week
- mardeon Tuesday
Estonian teisipäev
- teisipäevday of the week
Finnish tiistai, tiistaina
- tiistaiday of the week
- tiistainaon Tuesday
French mardi, mardi
- mardiday of the week
- mardion Tuesday
German Dienstag, am Dienstag
- Dienstagday of the week
- am Dienstagon Tuesday
Greek Τρίτη
- Τρίτη (Tríti)day of the week
Hawaiian Pōʻalua
- Pōʻaluaday of the week
Hebrew יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי, יוֹם ג׳
- יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי (yom shlishí)day of the week
- יוֹם ג׳ (yom gímel)day of the week
Hindi मंगलवार, भौमवार
- मंगलवार (maṅgalvār)day of the week
- भौमवार (bhaumvār)day of the week
- मंगल (maṅgal)day of the week
Hungarian kedd, kedden
- keddday of the week
- keddenon Tuesday
Icelandic þriðjudagur
- þriðjudagurday of the week
Indonesian hari selasa
- hari selasaday of the week
Irish Máirt, Dé Máirt
- Máirtday of the week
- Dé Máirton Tuesday
Italian martedì
- martedìday of the week
Japanese 火曜日, 火曜
- 火曜日 (kayōbi)day of the week
- 火曜 (kayō)day of the week
Korean 화요일, 화요
- 화요일 (hwayoil)day of the week
- 화요 (hwayo)day of the week
Latin diēs Mārtis, fēria tertia
- diēs Mārtisday of the week
- fēria tertiaday of the week
Latvian otrdiena, otrdien
- otrdienaday of the week
- otrdienon Tuesday
Lithuanian antradienis
- antradienisday of the week
Malay ثلاث, هاري دوا
- ثلاثday of the week
- هاري دواday of the week
- Selasaday of the week
- Hari Duaday of the week
Māori Tūrei, Rārua
- Tūreiday of the week
- Rāruaday of the week
- Rātūday of the week
Norwegian Bokmål tirsdag
- tirsdagday of the week
Polish wtorek
- wtorekday of the week
Portuguese terça-feira, terça-feira
- terça-feiraday of the week
- terça-feiraon Tuesday
Punjabi ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ, مَن٘گَلْوَار
- ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ (maṅglavār)day of the week
- مَن٘گَلْوَار (maṉgalvār)day of the week
Romanian marți, marți
- marțiday of the week
- marțion Tuesday
- marțeaon Tuesday
Russian вто́рник, вто́рник
- вто́рник (vtórnik)day of the week
- вто́рник (vtórnik)on Tuesday
Scottish Gaelic Dimàirt
- Dimàirtday of the week
Slovak utorok
- utorokday of the week
Spanish martes, martes
- martesday of the week
- marteson Tuesday
Swahili Jumanne
- Jumanneday of the week
Swedish tisdag
- tisdagday of the week
Tagalog Martes
- Martesday of the week
Tamil செவ்வாய், செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை
- செவ்வாய் (cevvāy)day of the week
- செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை (cevvāykkiḻamai)day of the week
Thai วันอังคาร, อังคาร
- วันอังคาร (wan ang-kaan)day of the week
- อังคาร (ang-kaan)day of the week
Turkish salı, salı
- salıday of the week
- salıon Tuesday
Ukrainian вівто́рок
- вівто́рок (vivtórok)day of the week
Urdu مَن٘گَل, مَن٘گَلْوار
- مَن٘گَل (maṅgal)day of the week
- مَن٘گَلْوار (maṅgalvār)day of the week
- سِہ شَن٘بَہ (si śamba)day of the week
Vietnamese thứ ba
- thứ baday of the week
Welsh dydd Mawrth, ddydd Mawrth
- dydd Mawrthday of the week
- ddydd Mawrthon Tuesday
Yiddish דינסטיק
- דינסטיק (dinstik)day of the week
Zulu uLwesibili
- uLwesibiliday of the week
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Tuesday
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Tuesday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuesday
“Tuesday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuesday. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tuesday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tuesday.
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