Etymology

From kvar (“every”) +‎ dag (“day”)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms#KVARDAG. Semantic shift of uncertain origin. Probably, from the original meaning "every day which is not a holy day". Plausibly under the influence of similar-sounding German "Werktag". Cognate with Swedish vardag and Danish hverdag, both with the same meaning. Doublet of kvanndagCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk doublets#KVARDAG.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʋɑːrˌdɑːɡ/Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation#KVARDAG

Noun

kvardag m (definite singular kvardagen, indefinite plural kvardagar, definite plural kvardagane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#KVARDAGCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#KVARDAGCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#KVARDAGCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#KVARDAGCategory:Pages with entries#KVARDAGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#KVARDAG

1. a weekday, a day that is not a weekend or a holiday

   I dag er det søndag, i morgon er det kvardag att.

   Today is Sunday, tomorrow is a regular weekday again.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#KVARDAG

2. everyday life

References

• “kvardag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.