Every day of the week is explained and pronounced with different words in the other languages. In Latin speaking countries, 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 Latin is written as dies Lunae, and it is pronounced as “dies-Lunae.” The second day of the week, Tuesday in Latin is written as dies Martis, and it is pronounced as “dies-Martis.” The third day of the week, Wednesday in Latin is written as dies Mercurii, and it is pronounced as “dies-Mercurii.” The fourth day of the week, Thursday in Latin is written as dies Iovis, and it is pronounced as “dies-Iovis.” The fifth day of the week, Friday in Latin is written as dies Veneris, and it is pronounced as “dies-Veneris.” The sixth day of the week, Saturday in Latin is written as dies Saturni, and it is pronounced as “dies-Saturni.” The last and seventh day of the week, Sunday in Latin is written as dies Solis, and it is pronounced as “dies-Solis.” The names of all the days in the Latin Language are listed in the simple table.
Related: Months of the Year in Latin
Days of the Week in Latin
| English | Latin Translation | English Pronunciation |
| Monday | dies Lunae (First Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Lunae |
| Tuesday | dies Martis (Second Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Martis |
| Wednesday | dies Mercurii (Third Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Mercurii |
| Thursday | dies Iovis (Fourth Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Iovis |
| Friday | dies Veneris (Fifth Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Veneris |
| Saturday | dies Saturni (Sixth Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Saturni |
| Sunday | dies Solis (Seventh Day of the Week in Latin) | dies-Solis |
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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