Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish mānadagher, or from Middle Low German māndach; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag.

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnɑntɑi̯/, [ˈmɑ̝ːnɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑːnɑntɑi
• Syllabification(key): maa‧nan‧tai
• Hyphenation(key): maa‧nan‧tai

Noun

maanantai

1. Monday (day of the week; the first day of the week in Finland and in the ISO 8601 standard)

Usage notes

As with all days of the week in Finnish, the essive case (maanantaina) is usually used when talking about what will happen or happened on a Monday.

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