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Saturday — O.E. Sæterdæg, Sæternesdæg, lit. day of the planet Saturn, from Sæternes (gen. of Sætern; see SATURN (Cf. Saturn)) + O.E. dæg day. Partial loan translation of L. Saturni dies Saturn s day (Cf. Du. zaterdag, O.Fris. saterdi, M.L.G … Etymology dictionary
Saturday — Sat ur*day (?; 48), n. [OE. Saterday, AS. S[ae]terd[ae]g, S[ae]ternd[ae]g, S[ae]ternesd[ae]g, literally, Saturn s day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. d[ae]g day; cf. L. dies Saturni.] The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saturday — (engl., spr. Sätterdeh), Sonnabend … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Saturday — (engl., spr. ßätterde), Sonnabend … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Saturday — see Friday … Modern English usage
Saturday — ► NOUN ▪ the day of the week before Sunday and following Friday. ORIGIN Old English, translation of Latin Saturni dies day of Saturn … English terms dictionary
Saturday — [sat′ər dā΄; ] occas. [, sat′ərdē΄] n. [ME Saterdai < OE Sæterdæg, akin to MDu Saterdagh < WGmc half transl. of L Saturni dies, Saturn s day, transl. of Gr Kronou hēmera, Cronus day] the seventh and last day of the week: abbrev. Sat, Sa, or … English World dictionary
Saturday — For other uses, see Saturday (disambiguation). Saturnus, Caravaggio, 16th c. Saturday ( … Wikipedia
Saturday — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot Saturday (samedi, en anglais) entre dans de nombreux titres : Sommaire 1 Cinéma 2 Jeu vidéo … Wikipédia en Français
Saturday — Sat|ur|day [ˈsætədi, deı US ər ] n [U and C] written abbreviation Sat. [Date: 800 900; Origin: Translation of Latin Saturni dies day of Saturn ] the day between Friday and Sunday on Saturday ▪ We went for a picnic on Saturday. ▪ The festivities… … Dictionary of contemporary English
