Vocabulary: Calendar Terms

Below are listed variations in the names of days of the week as well as months which may be found in historical and regional German documents. See the page on dates for more information about German dates.

Days of the Week

English	Standard German	Examples	Regional or Archaic German	Latin
Monday	Montag		Mäntig	dies Lunae, feria secunda
Tuesday	Dienstag		Ziestig, Zinstag	die Martis, feria tertia
Wednesday	Mittwoch		Mittwuch	dies Mercurii, feria quarta
Thursday	Donnerstag		Dunstig	dies Jovis, feria quinta
Friday	Freitag		Fritag, Frytig	dies Veneris, feria sextia
Saturday	Samstag		Sonnabend	dies Satunia, feria septima, sabbatum
Sunday	Sonntag		Suntig	Dies Dominica, dies Solis, feria prima

Months of the Year

English	Standard German	Examples	Regional or Archaic German	Latin
January	Januar		Eismonat, Erster Monat, Hartung, Janner, Jänner, Jenner	Januarius
February	Februar		Hornung, Regenmonat	Februarius
March	März		Frühlingsmonat, Lenzig, Lenz, Lenzing, Lenzmond, Windmonat,	Martius
April	April		Oster, Ostermond, Ostermonat, Wandelmonat	Aprilis
May	Mai		Blütenmonat, Maien, Maÿ, Weidemonat, Wonnemonat	Maius
June	Juni		Brachet, Brachmonat, Junÿ, Weisenmonat	Junius
July	Juli		Heuert, Heuet, Heumonat, Julÿ	Julius
August	August		Augst, Augstmonat, Ernting, Erntemonat, Hitzmonat	Augustus
September	September		Fruchmonat, Herbstmonat, Herpsten, Schneiding, 7ber, 7bris	September, Septembris
October	Oktober		Gilbhard, Weinmonat, 8ber, 8bris	October, Octobris
November	November		Reifmonat, Nebelmonat, Nebelung, Wintermonat, 9ber, 9bris	November, Novembris
December	Dezember		Christmonat, Heilmonat, Julmonat, Schneemonat, Wolfsmonat, Xber, Xbris, 10ber, 10bris	December, Decembris

Months of the Year (French Republican)