dydd Sadwrn

Welsh

Etymology

dydd (“day”) +‎ Sadwrn (“Saturn”), a calque of Latin diēs Sāturnī (literally “day of Saturn”). Compare Spanish Saturday; Irish Satharn; Spanish zaterdag.

Pronunciation

• (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

dydd Sadwrn m

1. Saturday
2. Saturday daytime

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “Saturday daytime”): nos Sadwrn

Mutation

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.