Samstag
See also: samstag
German
Etymology
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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzamstʰaːk/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Samstag: (file) Audio: (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈzamstʰax/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ˈzamstʰaːx/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
- IPA(key): /ˈsamʃtʰaːk/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "south-western Germany and Switzerland; dialect" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Noun
Samstag m (genitive Samstags or Samstages, plural Samstage)
- (now dominant except in former East Germany) Saturday
Declension
Usage notes
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.
Synonyms
- (eastern and, traditionally, northern Germany): Sonnabend
Hypernyms
Derived terms
See also
- Sabbat
- Sabbattag
- Schabbat
- (days of the week) Tage der Woche, Wochentage (im weiteren Sinne); Montag, Dienstag, Mittwoch, Donnerstag, Freitag, Samstag / Sonnabend, Sonntag (Category: de:Days of the week)
Further reading
- “Samstag” in Duden online
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Gothic
- German terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Days of the week