nädalapäev

Nädalapäev is the Estonian term for a day of the week. It refers to any of the seven days that make up a week and is used in calendars, scheduling, and daily timekeeping.

The seven named nädalapäevad are esmaspäev (Monday), teisipäev (Tuesday), kolmapäev (Wednesday), neljapäev (Thursday), reede (Friday), laupäev (Saturday), and pühapäev (Sunday). The first four names are formed from ordinal roots meaning first, second, third, and fourth day, while reede, laupäev, and pühapäev have older linguistic origins. These terms are standard in everyday language and formal contexts alike.

In Estonia, the workweek is typically considered to run from Monday to Friday, with Saturday and Sunday forming the weekend. In many official and international contexts, the week is viewed as beginning on Monday (in line with ISO 8601), though some calendars and cultural practices may display Sunday as the first day.

The concept of a nädalapäev is used to describe both a single day within the weekly cycle and the broader idea of the days of the week. The related term nädalavahetus refers to the weekend, i.e., the days of rest that follow the workweek.