Dé Sathairn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish día Sathairn, a calque of Latin diēs Sāturnī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲeː ˈsˠahəɾˠnʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /dʲeː ˈsˠaɾʲən/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /dʲa ˈsˠahəɾˠn̠ʲ/[2]

Adverb

Sathairn

  1. on Saturday

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 80
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97