kvardag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kvar (“every”) +‎ dag (“day”). Semantic shift of uncertain origin. Probably, from the original meaning "every day which is not a holy day". Plausibly under the influence of similar-sounding German "Werktag". Cognate with Swedish vardag and Danish hverdag, both with the same meaning. Doublet of kvanndag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʋɑːrˌdɑːɡ/

Noun

kvardag m (definite singular kvardagen, indefinite plural kvardagar, definite plural kvardagane)

1. a weekday, a day that is not a weekend or a holiday

   I dag er det søndag, i morgon er det kvardag att.

   Today is Sunday, tomorrow is a regular weekday again.

2. everyday life

Synonyms

• kvanndag (dialectal) (doublet)

Derived terms

• kvardagsliv (“everyday life”)

References

• “kvardag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.