𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉

𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉

Gothic

Alternative forms

• *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō) – possibly dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת‎.

Noun

𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 • (sabbatō) m

1. (Christianity) Saturday, the Sabbath day

Inflection

This noun is usually indeclinable, but some inflected forms have been attested: 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃 (sabbataus) (gen. sg.), 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌴 (sabbatē) (gen. pl.), 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼 (sabbatim) and 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌼 (sabbatum) (both dat pl.).

Derived terms

• 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌴 (dags afarsabbatē)

Descendants

• → Old High German: sambaztag, samiztag (from *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō))
  • Middle High German: sameztac, sambeztac, samestdac, sambesttac, sampzdac, samtzdac, samzdac
    • Alemannic German:

      Swabian: Samschtig, Samschdich, Samschdig

      Italian Walser: samstag, ŝchamschtog, ŝchàmstàg

    • Bavarian:

      Bavaria: Samsda

      Carinthian: Somstog

      Cimbrian: såntzta, samtak, zaastag

      Mòcheno: sònsta

      Styrian: Saumstog

      Udinese: sònstach, sonstach, sonsti

    • Kölsch: Samsdach
    • German: Samstag
    • Luxembourgish: Samschdeg
    • Pennsylvania German: Samschdaag
    • → Middle Dutch: samsdach, sampsdach
      • Dutch: samsdag