zaterdag

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Zaterdag, Zaturdag, zaturdag (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch saterdach, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag, calque of Latin dies Saturni. Compare Low German Saterdag, West Frisian saterdei, English Saturday.

Saturn or Saturnus is the sixth planet of the solar system, and it was the name ot the Roman god of fertility and agriculture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaːtərˌdɑx/

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• Hyphenation: za‧ter‧dag

Noun

zaterdag m (plural zaterdagen, diminutive zaterdagje n)

1. Saturday

Derived terms

• Roze Zaterdag
• Stille Zaterdag
• zaterdagsrust
• zwarte zaterdag

Descendants

• Afrikaans: Saterdag

See also

• (days of the week) dag van de week; maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag ^{(Category: nl:Days of the week)}