dydd Sadwrn

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Sadwrn (“Saturn”), a calque of Latin diēs Sāturnī.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈsadʊrn/, /dɨ̞ðˈsadʊrn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞ˈsadʊrn/, /ˌdɨːð ˈsadʊn/, /dɨ̞ðˈsadʊn/, /dɨ̞ˈsadʊn/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːð ˈsaːdʊrn/, /dɪðˈsaːdʊrn/, /ˌdiːð ˈsadʊrn/, /dɪðˈsadʊrn/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsaːdʊrn/, /dɪˈsadʊrn/, /dɪˈsaːdʊn/, /dɪˈsadʊn/

Proper noun

dydd Sadwrn m

1. Saturday
2. Saturday daytime

Antonyms

• (Saturday daytime): nos Sadwrn

See also

• (day of the week): Previous: dydd Gwener. Next: dydd Sul

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dydd Sadwrn	ddydd Sadwrn	nydd Sadwrn	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.