middag

• mirrag (Cape Afrikaans)

From Dutch middag, from Middle Dutch middach.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmə.daχ/

middag (plural middae)

1. An afternoon.
2. midday, noon

• agtermiddag
• laatmiddag
• middagete
• middagkos

From mid- (“middle”) +‎ dag (“day”). Compare Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, English midday, Dutch middag, German Mittag.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmed̥a]

middag c (singular definite middagen, plural indefinite middage)

1. midday, noon (the time between ca. 11am and 1pm)
2. dinner, supper (the major meal of the day, normally served in the evening)

   Synonym: aftensmad

3. (rare, dated) lunch (especially in rural areas, where the major hot meal is served at noon)

   Synonym: frokost

4. dinner, banquet (a formal dinner with invited guests)

From Middle Dutch middach. Equivalent to mid- +‎ dag.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dɑx/

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• Hyphenation: mid‧dag

middag m (plural middagen, diminutive middagje n)

1. midday, noon
2. (chiefly Netherlands) afternoon (period from 12 PM to 6 PM)

   Synonym: (Belgium) namiddag

3. (Suriname) afternoon and early evening (period from 12 PM to 7 PM)

• middageten
• middagmaal
• middagpauze
• middaguur
• namiddag
• voormiddag

• Afrikaans: middag
• Jersey Dutch: míddāx
• Negerhollands: middag, meddag
• → Arawak: méndaka

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

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

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd.dɑɡ/

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

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

• ettermiddag
• formiddag
• julemiddag
• middagsbord

• “middag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

middag m (plural middagen)

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

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

• “middag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Middag originally referred to the biggest meal of the day, which was eaten at noon, hence the name, and the meal eaten in the evening was kvällsmat or kvällsvard. After the Industrial Revolution, the time of the main meal of the day shifted to the evening, after work hours, and the word lunch was borrowed from English to denote the meal eaten around noon. Kvällsmat now commonly refers to a lighter supper (like sandwiches).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪda/
• (in careful speech) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪdɑːɡ/

middag c

1. midday, noon

   Synonyms: mitt på dagen, middagstid, klockan tolv, tolvtiden, tolvsnåret

2. (dated, dialectal) lunch
3. dinner

The expression mitt på dagen (“middle of the day”) is commonly used to refer to (around) noon, which avoids potential confusion with dinner (time).

• middagstid

• middag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• middag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• “Middag”, in Språket i P1‎, Sveriges Radio, 9 November 2009, retrieved 15 May 2020