middag

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Etymology

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From Dutch middag, from Middle Dutch middach.

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Noun

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middag (plural middae)

  1. An afternoon.
  2. midday, noon

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Danish

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Etymology

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From mid- (middle) +‎ dag (day). Compare Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, English midday, Dutch middag, German Mittag.

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Noun

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middag c (singular definite middagen, plural indefinite middage)

  1. midday, noon (the time between ca. 11am and 1pm)
  2. dinner, supper (the major meal of the day, normally served in the evening)
    Synonym: aftensmad
  3. (rare, dated) lunch (especially in rural areas, where the major hot meal is served at noon)
    Synonym: frokost
  4. dinner, banquet (a formal dinner with invited guests)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch middach. Equivalent to mid- +‎ dag.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.dɑx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mid‧dag

Noun

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middag m (plural middagen, diminutive middagje n)

  1. midday, noon
    Ik eet meestal rond middag.I usually eat around midday.
    De zon staat hoog aan de hemel rond middag.The sun is high in the sky around noon.
    De klokken luiden elke middag.The bells ring every noon.
  2. (chiefly Netherlands) afternoon (period from 12 PM to 6 PM)
    Synonym: (Belgium) namiddag
    Op zondag middag ga ik naar het park.On Sunday afternoon, I go to the park.
    Het wordt drukker in de stad tijdens de middag.The city gets busier during the afternoon.
    De kinderen spelen buiten in de middag.The children play outside in the afternoon.
  3. (Suriname) afternoon and early evening (period from 12 PM to 7 PM)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: middag
  • Jersey Dutch: míddāx
  • Negerhollands: middag, meddag
  • Lokono: méndaka

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (middle) and dagr (day).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈmɪd.dɑɡ/

Noun

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middag m (definite singular middagen, indefinite plural middager, definite plural middagene)

  1. dinner (main meal of the day)
  2. noon, midday (around 12 noon)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (middle) and dagr (day).

Noun

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middag m (plural middagen)

  1. dinner (main meal of the day)
  2. noon, midday (around 12 noon)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Swedish miþdagher, midhdagher, Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (middle) + dagr (day). By surface analysis, mid- +‎ dag (day).

Middag originally referred to the biggest meal of the day, which was eaten at noon, hence the name, and the meal eaten in the evening was kvällsmat or kvällsvard. After the Industrial Revolution, the time of the main meal of the day shifted to the evening, after work hours, and the word lunch was borrowed from English to denote the meal eaten around noon. Kvällsmat now commonly refers to a lighter supper (like sandwiches).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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middag c

  1. midday, noon
    Synonyms: mitt på dagen, middagstid, klockan tolv, tolvtiden, tolvsnåret
  2. dinner
    Vi äter middag
    We are having dinner
  3. (dated, dialectal) lunch

Usage notes

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The expression mitt på dagen (middle of the day) is commonly used to refer to (around) noon, which avoids potential confusion with dinner (time).

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