What does saturday mean?

Definitions for saturday
ˈsæt ərˌdeɪ, -disat·ur·day

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Saturday, Sabbatum, Satnoun

    the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

Wiktionary

  1. Saturdaynoun

    The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Biblical seventh day of the week, observed as Sabbath or "Day of Rest"; it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

  2. Saturdayadverb

    on Saturday

  3. Etymology: sæterndæg, from Sætern, from Saturnus, possibly from Etruscan, + dæg; a translation of dies Saturni

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Saturdaynoun

    The last day of the week.

    Etymology: sætersdæg , or sæternsdæg , Saxon, according to Richard Verstegan, from sæter , a Saxon idol; more probably from Saturn, dies Saturni.

    This matter I handled fully in last Saturday ’s Spectator. Add.

Wikipedia

  1. Saturday

    Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. The Romans named Saturday Sāturni diēs ("Saturn's Day") no later than the 2nd century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. The day's name was introduced into West Germanic languages and is recorded in the Low German languages such as Middle Low German sater(s)dach, Middle Dutch saterdag (Modern Dutch zaterdag) and Old English Sætern(es)dæġ and Sæterdæġ. The day was also referred to as "Sæternes dæġe" in an Old English translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. In Old English, Saturday was also known as sunnanæfen ("sun" + "eve" cf. dialectal German Sonnabend).

ChatGPT

  1. Saturday

    Saturday is the seventh day of the week in many cultures, observed as a day of rest and relaxation after a week of work or study. It falls between Friday and Sunday and is typically considered a weekend day, often associated with recreational activities, socializing, and leisure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Saturdaynoun

    the seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday and preceding Sunday

  2. Etymology: [OE. Saterday, AS. Saeterdaeg, Saeterndaeg, Saeternesdaeg, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L. Saturnus Saturn + AS. daeg day; cf. L. dies Saturni.]

Wikidata

  1. Saturday

    Saturday is the day of the week following Friday and preceding Sunday. Saturday is the seventh and therefore last day of the week according to many commonly used calendars, but it is the second-to-last day of the week according to ISO 8601. Its Latin name dies Saturni entered into Old English as Saeternesdaeg. Saturday was named no later than the 2nd century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day according to Vettius Valens. Prior to that, the old English name was sunnanæfen.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Saturday

    sat′ur-dā, n. the seventh or last day of the week, dedicated by the Romans to Saturn: the Jewish Sabbath. [A.S. Sæter-dæg, Sætern-dæg, day of Saturn—L. Saturnus.]

Editors Contribution

  1. Saturday

    A day of the week.

    Saturday is the day as a family we spend doing different things with our friends and Sunday is when we all get together.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2016  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Saturday

    This, the seventh day of the week, was dedicated by the Romans to Saturn. As, however, all the other week-days were named by the people of Northern Europe in accordance with Scandinavian mythology, one must incline to the opinion that this was named after Sæter, a water deity. Its Anglo-Saxon designation was Sæterdæg.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SATURDAY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saturday is ranked #67747 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Saturday surname appeared 291 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Saturday.

    79.3% or 231 total occurrences were White.
    14.7% or 43 total occurrences were Black.
    3.4% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'saturday' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1456

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'saturday' in Written Corpus Frequency: #588

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of saturday in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of saturday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of saturday in a Sentence

  1. David Roth:

    You can't catch a break, or at least not for long. It'll clear up Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

  2. Morgan Wallen:

    I was getting ready for' Saturday Night Live' this Saturday and I got a call from the show that I will no longer be able to play, and Saturday Night Live's because of Covid protocols, which I understand.

  3. Sharon Ellman:

    Someone tried to break into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Daniels on Saturday evening, they are both well. Mr. William Daniels thanks all his fans for their concern.

  4. Charles Holahan:

    An average moderate drinker of, for example, one drink a day might achieve that average by a daily drink with dinner or seven drinks on Saturday night.

  5. Martina Aberg:

    We have been informed and can confirm that there has been a detention of a US citizen Saturday morning local, he was prevented from getting on the flight out of Pyongyang. We don’t comment further than this.

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