Saturday

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Old English Sæternesdæg (“‘day of Saturn’”), from Sætern (“‘Saturn’”), from Latin Saturnus (“‘the god of agriculture’”), possibly from Etruscan, + Old English dæg (“‘day’”); a translation of Latin dies Saturni

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsætədeɪ/, SAMPA: /"s{t@deI/ or IPA: /ˈsætədi/, SAMPA: /"s{t@di/
• (US) enPR: săʹtər-dā, IPA: /ˈsætɚdeɪ/, SAMPA: /"s{t@`deI/ or enPR: săʹtər-di, IPA: /ˈsætɚdi/, SAMPA: /"s{t@`di/
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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Saturday

Plural Saturdays

Saturday (plural Saturdays)

1. The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

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Saturday (not comparable)

1. on Saturday

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• American Sign Language: S@Side-PalmBack CirclesHoriz
• Irish: Dé Sathairn ga(ga)