sâmbătă

See also: sambata and Sãmbãtã

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sambata, from Vulgar Latin *sambatum, from Latin sabbatum. The Latin is derived from Ancient Greek σάββατον (sábbaton, Sabbath), ultimately from Hebrew שַׁבָּת (shabát, Sabbath, Shabbat). Compare French samedi (Saturday), itself also from *sambatī diēs. Compare also Dalmatian sabata, Ladin sabeda, Friulian sabide, Romansch sonda, sanda, somda. Compare Aromanian Sãmbãtã

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɨmbətə/
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Noun

sâmbătă f (plural sâmbete)

  1. Saturday

Declension

Declension of sâmbătă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sâmbătă sâmbăta sâmbete sâmbetele
genitive-dative sâmbete sâmbetei sâmbete sâmbetelor
vocative sâmbătă, sâmbăto sâmbetelor

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