Thurs·day (thûrz'dē, -dā') n.
Abbr. Thurs. or Thur. or Thu. or Th or T The fifth day of the week.
[Middle English, from Old English thūres dæg, alteration (influenced by Old Norse thōrsdagr, Thor's day) of thunres dæg, Thor's day (translation of Late Latin Iovis diēs, Jupiter's day) : thunres, genitive of thunor, thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots + dæg, day; see day.] Thurs'days adv.