sambaztag

Old High German

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (*sambatō), an alteration (possibly dialectal, via Byzantine Greek *σάμβατον (*sámbaton, Sabbath)) of earlier, biblical 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍉 (sabbatō), from Koine Greek σάββατον (sábbaton), from Hebrew שבת (shabát), possibly from Akkadian 𒊭𒉺𒌅 (šapattu, the middle day of the month). Equivalent to sambaz + tag.

Noun

sambaztag m

  1. Saturday

Synonyms

  • sunnūnābend

Descendants

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