Samstag

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German sameztac, samztac, from Old High German sambaztag (Sabbath day), from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō). The altered Gothic form derives from Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, Sabbath). Compare French samedi, Old French sambedi, Romansch somda, Romanian sâmbătă, Hungarian szombat, Old Church Slavonic сѫбота (sǫbota). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzamstaːk/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈzamstax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzamstaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsamstak/, [sɑmsd̥ɑɡ̥] (southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria)

Noun[edit]

Samstag m (strong, genitive Samstages or Samstags, plural Samstage)

  1. (now dominant except in former East Germany) Saturday

Usage notes[edit]

Samstag is a common word for “Saturday” in western Germany, southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (in standard usage). See Sonnabend for information on this synonym.

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

  • (eastern and, traditionally, northern Germany): Sonnabend

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See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Samstag” in Duden online
  • Samstag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache