Saturday
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Saterday, from Old English sæterdæg, earlier sæternesdæġ (“day of Saturn”), from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag; a translation of Latin diēs Saturnī. Compare West Frisian saterdei, German Low German Saterdag, Dutch zaterdag.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: săʹtər-dā, săʹtər-di
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsætədeɪ/, /ˈsætədi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsætəɹdeɪ/, [ˈsæɾɚdeɪ̯], /ˈsætəɹdi/, [ˈsæɾɚdi]
Audio (US) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsæɾədeɪ/
- Rhymes: -ætədeɪ, -ætədi, -ætəɹdeɪ
Noun[edit]
Saturday (plural Saturdays)
- The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.
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- Tok Pisin: Sarere
Translations[edit]
day of the week
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Adverb[edit]
Saturday (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
on Saturday
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