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

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.

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
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