sameztac

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• samȥtac
• sampȥdac
• sambeȥtac

Etymology

From Old High German sambaȥtag (9th c.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈs̠aməstak/

Noun

sameȥtac m

1. Saturday

Descendants

• 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

See also

Days of the week in Middle High German · wochentage (layout · text)
māntac	ziestac	mittewoche	donerstac	vrītac	sameȥtac, sunnenābent	sunnentac

Further reading

• “Samstag”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)