Samstag
German (Berlin)
/ˈzamstʰaːk/, /ˈzamstʰax/, /ˈzamstʰaːx/, /ˈsamʃtʰaːk/
noun
Definitions
- (now dominant except in former East Germany) Saturday
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German samztac, sameztac inherited from Old High German sambaztag (Sabbath day) derived from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 derived from *σάμβατον (Sabbath).
Origin
*σάμβατον
Gloss
Sabbath
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *sambata Latin
- Morgen German
- Samstagmorgen German
- samstäglich German
- Szombathely Hungarian
- nagyszombat Hungarian
- szombat Hungarian
- szombati Hungarian
- szombatok Hungarian
- szombaton Hungarian
- szombatonként Hungarian
- samedi French
- σάββατα Ancient Greek
- σάββατον Ancient Greek
- samedi Old French
- sâmbătă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sambaz Old High German
- sambaztag Old High German
- tag Old High German
- sameztac, sameʒtac Middle High German
- samztac Middle High German
- samztac, sameztac Middle High German
- samztag Middle High German
- Samschdeg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 Gothic
- samstag Alemannic German
- ŝchamschtog Alemannic German
- ŝchàmstàg Alemannic German
- сѫбота Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- субота Old East Slavic
- *σάμβατον gkm
- sònsta Mòcheno
- samdi Haitian, Haitian Creole
- samdi Mauritian Creole
- σάββατον grc-koi