Danish

Noun

middag c (singular definite middagen, plural indefinite middage)

1. midday, noon
2. dinner, banquet, lunch

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dɑx/

Noun

middag m ‎(plural middagen, diminutive middagje n)

1. midday, noon
2. afternoon

Derived terms

• middageten
• middagmaal
• middaguur

See also

• (times of day) dagdeel; dageraad/ochtendschemering, zonsopgang/zonsopkomst, ochtend/morgen, voormiddag, middag, namiddag, avond, zonsondergang, avondschemering, nacht, middernacht

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /middag/, [ˈmɪd.dag]

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• ettermiddag
• formiddag
• julemiddag
• middagsbord

References

• “middag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

middag m ‎(definite singular middagen, indefinite plural middagar, definite plural middagane)

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

Derived terms

• ettermiddag
• formiddag, føremiddag
• julemiddag, jolemiddag
• middagsbord

References

• “middag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr ‎(“middle”) and dagr ‎(“day”); synchronically, mid- +‎ dag ‎(“day”).

Noun

middag c

1. midday, noon
2. dinner
3. (dated, dialectal) lunch

Declension