Welsh edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdɨːð ˈsadʊrn/, /dɨ̞ðˈsadʊrn/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɨ̞ˈsadʊrn/, /ˌdɨːð ˈsadʊn/, /dɨ̞ðˈsadʊn/, /dɨ̞ˈsadʊn/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌdiːð ˈsa(ː)dʊrn/, /dɪðˈsa(ː)dʊrn/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dɪˈsa(ː)dʊrn/, /dɪˈsa(ː)dʊn/, /dɪˈsa(ː)dʊn/

Proper noun edit

dydd Sadwrn m

  1. Saturday
  2. Saturday daytime

Antonyms edit

Mutation edit

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.

See also edit

Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text)
dydd Sul dydd Llun dydd Mawrth dydd Mercher dydd Iau dydd Gwener dydd Sadwrn