English

today

/tʊˈdeɪ/
On the current day or date.

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    From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishtoday
      • inheritedOld Englishtōdæġ
    • surface analysisEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”
    • surface analysisEnglishday “The time when the Sun is above the horizon and it lights the sky.”

    Related: Saterland Frisian däälich, Dutch vandaag, Old Saxon hindag, German Low German vandage, Swedish i dag

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