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

1. Saturday; the seventh day of the week

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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