Kolmapäev

Kolmapäev is the Estonian name for Wednesday, the third day of the week when weeks are counted from Monday. In calendars that follow ISO 8601, Monday is day one, so kolmapäev sits between teisipäev and neljapäev and often marks the midpoint of the standard workweek.

The word is formed from kolm meaning “three” and päev meaning “day,” literally denoting “the third day.” It belongs to a set of weekday names that describe position in the week: esmaspäev (first day) and teisipäev (second day). The spelling uses the umlaut ä.

In everyday usage, kolmapäev appears in dates, schedules, and general speech. Adjectival forms include kolmapäevane, meaning “Wednesday-related.” Like other Estonian nouns, kolmapäev inflects for cases, and its genitive form is kolmapäeva.

Cultural and practical notes: In Estonia, kolmapäev is commonly viewed as the midpoint of the workweek, with many activities and plans anchored to the day. The term is standard across formal and informal contexts, and it appears in calendars, media, and education without regional variants.