Såmsdåg

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Samsda

Etymology

From 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 German Samstag, French samedi, Old French sambedi, Romansch somda, Romanian sâmbătă, Hungarian szombat, Old Church Slavonic сѫбота (sǫbota).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔmsd̥ɔɡ̥/, [-d̥ɔk]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɒ̃msd̥ɔɡ̥/ (Vienna)

Noun

Såmsdåg m (plural Såmsdåg)

1. Saturday

See also

Days of the week in Bavarian (layout · text)
Sundåg, Sunnda	Mondåg, Monda	Diensdåg/Deansdåg, Iada	Midwoch, Migga	Dunnersdåg, Pfinzda	Freidåg, Freida	Såmsdåg, Samsda