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#wotd November 20 2024

overmorrow n, adv.

pronunciation

/ˈəʊ.vəˌmɒɹəʊ/
oh-ver-mawr/mor-oh

definitions

noun / uncountable; possessive: overmorrow's
adverb / no forms

1. n. the day that occurs after tomorrow.

2. adv. on the day that occurs after tomorrow.

etymology

Wiktionary, "Calque of German übermorgen, from Old High German ubar morgana. First attested in Coverdale's Bible translation of 1535, for which the author is known to have used Martin Luther's version. Cognate with Dutch overmorgen and Middle Low German övermorgen (whence Danish overmorgen and other Scandinavian forms)." Version 2024 11 20 18:20 EST

alternative forms

no alternative forms

antonyms: ereyesterday¹ ²

note: analogized with ereyesterday, the day that occurs before yesterday
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