dydd Sadwrn

Welsh

Etymology

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

See also

Days of the week in Welsh · dyddiau'r wythnos (layout · text)
dydd Llun dydd Mawrth dydd Mercher dydd Iau dydd Gwener dydd Sadwrn dydd Sul

Mutation

Mutated forms of dydd Sadwrn
radical soft nasal aspirate
dydd Sadwrn ddydd Sadwrn nydd Sadwrn unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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