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Samstag
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samstag
German
Etymology
From de gmh sameȥtac sameȥtac, samȥtac, from de goh sambaȥtag Sabbath day, from de got *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉, an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical got 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉. The altered Gothic form derives from de grc-koi σάββατον Sabbath. Compare fr samedi, fro sambedi, rm somda, ro sâmbătă, hu szombat, cu сѫбота. de
Pronunciation
de /ˈzamstaːk/ standard
de De-Samstag-2.oga
de De-Samstag.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈzamstax/ northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial
de /ˈzamstaːx/ parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial
de /ˈsamstak/ [sɑmsd̥ɑɡ̥] Southern German,Austria,Bavaria
Noun
m,(e)s
de now dominant except in former East Germany Saturday
Usage notes
Samstag is a common word for “Saturday” in western Germany, southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (in standard usage). See de Sonnabend for information on this synonym.
Declension
m,(e)s
Synonyms
eastern and, traditionally, northern Germany de Sonnabend
Hypernyms
de Tag
Derived terms
de samstags
de Karsamstag
See also
de Sabbat
de Sabbattag
de Schabbat
Further reading
de Days of the week