Days of the Week in Icelandic: Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Iceland, the first day of the week starts with Monday and Sunday is the last day of the week. The first day of the week, Monday in Icelandic is written as Mánudagur, and it is pronounced as “Maw-nu-tak-ur.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Icelandic is written as Þriðjudagur, and it is pronounced as “Three-dhyu-tak-ur.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Icelandic is written as Miðvikudagur, and it is pronounced as “Midh-vee-ku-tak-ur.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Icelandic is written as Fimmtudagur, and it is pronounced as “Fim-tu-tak-ur.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Icelandic is written as Föstudagur, and it is pronounced as “Furs-tu-tak-ur.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Icelandic is written as Laugardagur, and it is pronounced as “Lur-ee-kar-tak-ur.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Icelandic is written as Sunnudagur, and it is pronounced as “Sun-nu-tak-ur.” The Icelandic Language is predominantly used in Iceland and click here to know the Public Holidays in Iceland. The names of all the days in the Icelandic Language are listed in the simple table.
Days of the Week in Icelandic
| English | Icelandic Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | Mánudagur (First Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Maw-nu-tak-ur |
| Tuesday | Þriðjudagur (Second Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Three-dhyu-tak-ur |
| Wednesday | Miðvikudagur (Third Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Midh-vee-ku-tak-ur |
| Thursday | Fimmtudagur (Fourth Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Fim-tu-tak-ur |
| Friday | Föstudagur (Fifth Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Furs-tu-tak-ur |
| Saturday | Laugardagur (Sixth Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Lur-ee-kar-tak-ur |
| Sunday | Sunnudagur (Seventh Day of the Week in Icelandic) | Sun-nu-tak-ur |
There are several opinions to explain how the 7-days in the week are originated. Initially, Babylonian astrologers around 700 BCE assigned the planet gods to the days in the week. Then, Romans changed the names of the week with their planet gods in the ancient Roman Calendar. Later, Germanic and Norse people also changed the names with the names of their gods. As per the rules of the International Standard ISO 8601, Monday is the first day of the week and then it is followed by the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Even though it is the international standard, some of the countries like United States of America, Canada, Australia, India and much more countries consider Sunday as the first day of the week. The names for the seven days in the week came from the Roman Calendar and each day relates to 7 celestial bodies: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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