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In Roman times, the days of the week were named after the 7 visible planets (the Sun and the Moon were in those days considered planets). We have vestiges of this in English: Sunday, Monday, and Saturday are named after the Sun, the Moon, and Saturn. The names of the other four days got modified by replacing the names of four Roman gods with their Teutonic equivalents: Mars -> Tiw, Mercury -> Wotan, Jupiter -> Thor, and Venus -> Frigg/Freyja. It should be fairly obvious how those original names got worn down into the modern versions.
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What are the names of days in the week?
The days of the week are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
What is the meaning of the phrase seven days?
There are 7 days in a week, so it probably means a week.
Are there Christian names for the days of the week?
Not in current usage.
Is a set of days with names containing x?
The empty set, if you are referring to names of days of the week.
Are names of weekdays proper nouns?
Yes, the names of the days of the week are proper nouns.A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.The nouns for the days of the week are the names of specific things.
Why did french people call lundi for Monday?
The word "lundi" comes from the Latin phrase "dies Lunae," which translates to "day of the Moon." This tradition of naming days of the week after celestial bodies like the Moon has its origins in ancient Roman and Germanic cultures, which the French inherited.
Where did the names for the days of the week originate?
long time ago
Name the seven days of the week?
In English the seven days of the week are named Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. In Spanish the names of the days of the week are Domingo, Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes, and Sabado They have different names in other languages.
What are the days of the week and name the creation?
The names of the days of the week are different in each language. You must specify a language before a useful answer can be provided.
Are the days of the week nouns?
Yes, the days of the week are nouns. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. are proper nouns because they are the names for specific days.
How are Norse gods responsible for the names of several days of the week?
are so not cool :-(
What is prossesses?
proper nouns are names of specific persons places days of the week <ect
