snein

Sunday

Pronounced as (IPA)

/snai̯n/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian: *sunnandei

In summary

From Old Frisian *sunnandei, from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis.

Sentences

Wy wolle snein graach in ballonfeart meitsje .

We would like to do a hot air balloon ride on Sunday.

Dizze stikken spylje ik op de lêste snein fan it tsjerklik jier .

I play these pieces on the last Sunday of the church year.

Hja gie hjir op snein faak te kuierjen, en koe dus alle paadsjes.

She often went for walks here on Sundays, and therefore knew all the paths.

Wy ite twa kear yn de wike by syn âlden , op tiisdei en snein .

We have dinner with his parents twice a week, on Tuesday and Sunday.

Yn de nacht fan snein op moandei waard yn itselde hûs ek al ynbrutsen.

In the night from Sunday to Monday, the same house was also broken into.

Yn 'e betide nacht fan sneon op snein moast de polysje yngripe by fjochterij.

In the early night from Saturday to Sunday, the police had to intervene during a fight.