Freitag

Friday

noun FRY-tahk Less Common

Origin: named after the goddess Frija (Venus)

Usage Note

Freitag is named after the Germanic goddess Frija, mirroring the Latin 'day of Venus'. Use am Freitag for 'on Friday' and freitags (lower-case adverb) for 'on Fridays' habitually; Karfreitag is 'Good Friday'.

Examples

"Wir treffen uns am Freitag."

Natural Translation

We are meeting on Friday.

Literal Translation

We meet us on-the Friday.

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