sæternesdæg

Old English

Alternative forms

sæterndæġ, sæteresdæġ, sæterdæġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag; equivalent to Sætern (“Saturn”) +‎ dæġ (“day”). Ultimately a calque of Latin diēs Sāturnī (“day of Saturn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsæ.ter.nesˌdæj/, [ˈsæ.ter.nezˌdæj]

Noun

sæternesdæġ m

Saturday; the seventh day of the week

Declension

Declension of sæternesdæg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sæternesdæġ	sæternesdagas
accusative	sæternesdæġ	sæternesdagas
genitive	sæternesdæġes	sæternesdaga
dative	sæternesdæġe	sæternesdagum

Descendants

Middle English: Saterday, Seterday, Ceterday, Satirday, Saturday, Saturnesday, zeterday
- English: Saturday
  - Tok Pisin: Sarere
- Scots: Seturday
- Yola: Zathardei, zatherdei

See also

Days of the week in Old English · wicdagas (layout · text)
sunnandæġ	mōnandæġ	tīwesdæġ	wōdnesdæġ	þunresdæġ	frīġedæġ	sæternesdæġ

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