Zamsdieg
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- Samsdaach (most dialects)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German sameztac, samztac, from Old High German sambaztag (“Sabbath day”), from Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal) of earlier, Biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō). The altered Gothic form derives from Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, “Sabbath”). Compare French samedi, Old French sambedi, Romansch somda, Romanian sâmbătă, Hungarian szombat, Old Church Slavonic сѫбота (sǫbota).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZamsdieg m (plural Zamsdieje, diminutive Zamsdiegs-je)
Hypernyms
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- Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Gothic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian nouns
- Central Franconian masculine nouns
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