sneon
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Frisian sunna-evend (“Saturday”, literally “Sun[day]-evening”). Cf. German Sonnabend.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sneon c (plural sneonen)
- (Clay) Saturday
- 1983, It Beaken. Tydskrift fan de Fryske Akademy, page 97:
- Sneon 23 novimber wurdt yn 'e stêd in grutte Oranjedemonstraasje halden; benammen de katolike findels falle op.
- A large Orangist demonstration is held in the city on Saturday November 23rd; the Catholic banners in particular stand out.
- Synonym: saterdei
See alsoEdit
- (days of the week) moandei, tiisdei, woansdei, tongersdei, freed, sneon/saterdei, snein (Category: fy:Days of the week)