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This tongue torturer appears to come from the Greek words paraskevi, Friday, and dekatria, thirteen, with the suffix -phobia tacked on for the fear factor. Word Spy
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Hey,that could make a good movie title. Oh no, that's today! 
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The Modern Greek word for Friday is interesting on its own, though: from Greek paraskeue 'preperation' (also a late meaning was the Friday before Passover Sabbath); from para- + skeue 'attire, equipment'. There's also a Saint Paraskeva in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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And here I thought Freya's dag came after (W)odin's dag and Thor's dag.
Loki dind't get a dag.
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And paa Dansk Shabbes is bathday: Lørdag.
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why is it "dekatri" and not "triskaideka" as in the world "triskaidekaphobia" which is fear of the number 13?
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triskaidekaphobia
noun
extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen.
ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Greek treiskaideka ‘thirteen’ + -phobia .
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why is it "dekatri" and not "triskaideka" Probably because the knowledge of Greek is not as widespread as it used to be in the era of Alexander the Great 
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why is it "dekatri" and not "triskaideka"
Because Classical Greek has treiskaideka, dekatreis and dekatria for 'thirteen' (take your choice), and Modern Greek has dekatria.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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