Saturday

Meaning

Noun

The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

Adv

On Saturday.

Verb

To spend Saturday (at a place or doing an activity).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsætədeɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English Saterday, from Old English sæterdæġ, earlier sæternesdæġ (“Saterday”, literally “Saturn's day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag; a translation of Latin diēs Saturnī. Compare West Frisian saterdei (“Saturday”), Dutch zaterdag (“Saturday”), German Low German Saterdag (“Saturday”). See also Japanese 土曜日.

Sentences

Trips peak Friday evenings for medallion cabs , and Saturday night for Green Taxis .