Saterday
Middle English
Alternative forms
- Satirday, Saturday
- ceterday, Saturnesday, Seterday, Settyrday (late Northern and North Midland)
- zeterdai (Kent); Saterrdaȝȝ (Ormulum)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sæterdæg, a form of sæternesdæg, from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsatərdæi̯/
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛtərdæi̯/ (Northern and North Midland)
Noun
Saterday
Descendants
- English: Saturday
- Tok Pisin: Sarere
- Middle Scots: Seterday, Setterday
- Scots: Setterday, Seturday
- Yola: Zathardei, zatherdei
References
- “Sater-dai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.