Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!news.szaf.org!inka.de!mips.inka.de!.POSTED.localhost!not-for-mail From: Christian Weisgerber Newsgroups: sci.lang Subject: Re: Numeration de dies Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 22:07:41 -0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <3l663khu4ua01ntopvb0367607je7f7qjq@4ax.com> <9acf85a-4ac3-b041-eb3b-35db43737190@email.de> <3ht63k95ohhuf51l2c3nm50fr2900g6t8c@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 22:07:41 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: lorvorc.mips.inka.de; posting-host="localhost:::1"; logging-data="58079"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@mips.inka.de" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (FreeBSD) On 2025-05-27, Helmut Richter wrote: >> “Sunnudagur | Mánudagur | Þriðjudagur | Miðvikudagur | Fimmtudagur | >> Föstudagur | Laugardagur” > > I interpret this contribution of yours as: > > It is correct that "fimmtudagur" means fifth day of the week but > all other weekday names are formed in a different way. That would be wrong as "þriðjudagur" means 'third day'. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de