Meaning of "Saturday" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SATURDAY

Old English sæternes dæg, translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs day of Saturn; compare Middle Dutch saterdach, Dutch zaterdag.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SATURDAY

Saturday  [ˈsætədɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SATURDAY

Saturday is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SATURDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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. The Romans named Saturday dies Saturni no later than the 2nd century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day, according to Vettius Valens. When the day's name was introduced into English and other Germanic languages, however, the name was selected as a calque of the god Saturn, after whom the planet was named. The name was introduced into English no later than the tenth century, when the day was referred to as "Sæternes dæge" in an Old English translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Prior to that, the old English name was sunnanæfen.

Definition of Saturday in the English dictionary

The definition of Saturday in the dictionary is the seventh and last day of the week: the Jewish Sabbath.

TRANSLATION OF SATURDAY

Find out the translation of Saturday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Saturday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Saturday» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 星期六
• Translator English - Spanish: sábado
• English: Saturday
• Translator English - Hindi: शनिवार
• Translator English - Arabic: السَّبْت
• Translator English - Russian: суббота
• Translator English - Portuguese: sábado
• Translator English - Bengali: শনিবার
• Translator English - French: samedi
• Translator English - Malay: Sabtu
• Translator English - German: Samstag
• Translator English - Japanese: 土曜日
• Translator English - Korean: 토요일
• Translator English - Javanese: Sabtu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Thứ bảy
• Translator English - Tamil: சனிக்கிழமை
• Translator English - Marathi: शनिवार
• Translator English - Turkish: Cumartesi
• Translator English - Italian: sabato
• Translator English - Polish: sobota
• Translator English - Ukrainian: субота
• Translator English - Romanian: sâmbătă
• Translator English - Greek: Σάββατο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Saterdag
• Translator English - Swedish: lördag
• Translator English - Norwegian: lørdag

10 QUOTES WITH «SATURDAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Saturday.

1

Kelley Armstrong

I grew up writing about the paranormal, and I blame too many Saturday mornings watching 'Scooby Doo.'

2

Eric Betzig

Like you can't have a car that can take the kids to schools on Friday and win the grand prix on Saturday, you can't make a microscope that can do it all.

3

Geraldine Brooks

Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books.

4

Charles Buck

Although it was in primitive times and differently called the Lord's day or Sunday, yet it was never denominated the Sabbath; a name constantly appropriate to Saturday, or the Seventh day both by sacred and ecclesiastical writers.

5

Simon Callow

Very often my weekends are spent performing on Saturday, on stage in the afternoon and again in the evening.

6

Nick Cannon

Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.'

7

Beverly Cleary

In my grammar school years back in the 1920s I used my ten-cents-a-week allowance for Saturday matinees of Douglas Fairbanks movies. All that swashbuckling and leaping about in the midst of the sails of ships!

8

Ernest Cline

I feel like I was hit by all of geek culture at once while I was growing up in the '70s and '80s. Saturday morning cartoons like 'Star Blazers' and 'Robotech.' Live action Japanese shows like 'Ultraman' and 'The Space Giants.'

9

Barbara Cook

On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap.

10

Ricki-Lee Coulter

I'm not the girl that sits at home on a Saturday night plaiting her girlfriend's hair, drinking tea and watching romantic comedies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATURDAY»

Discover the use of Saturday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Saturday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Saturday

Saturday, February 15, 2003.

Ian McEwan, 2010

Saturday

From the Hardcover edition.

Ian McEwan, 2009

Saturday

But after a minor traffic accident leads to an unsettling confrontation, Perowne must set aside his plans and summon a strength greater than he knew he had in order to preserve the life that is dear to him. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Ian McEwan, 2006

The View from Saturday

Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.

E. L. Konigsburg, 1999

The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best ...

"The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science" is a true omnibus."--David Willey, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown "The projects in this book are interesting and thought provoking, and some are quite creative and unique.

Neil A. Downie, 2012

Saturday is for Funerals

Dow and Essex tell the true story of lives in Botswana ravaged by AIDS.

Unity Dow, Myron Essex, 2010

Between Cross and Resurrection: A Theology of Holy Saturday

While writing this book Lewis experienced his own Holy Saturday in suffering from and finally succumbing to cancer. He considered Between Cross and Resurrection to be the culmination of his life's work.

Alan E. Lewis, 2003

Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live

"It reads like a thriller," said the Associated Press, "and may be the best book ever written about television." Available for the first time in ebook format, this edition features nearly fifty photographs of cast, crew and sketches.

Doug Hill, Jeff Weingrad, 2011

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton and is introduced by Richard Bradford.

Alan Sillitoe, 2013

Live From New York: An Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live

Live from New York does what no other book about the show has ever done: It lets the people who were there tell the story in their own words, blunt and loving and uncensored.

Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATURDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Saturday is used in the context of the following news items.

Saturday Night Live best host poll: And our winner is...

Saturday Night Live turned 40 years old this year, and the three-plus hour TV special in February was a great moment to celebrate the show and all that it's ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»

Saturday Night Live: “Reese Witherspoon/ Florence + the Machine”

Okay, here's the thing about Reese Witherspoon's monologue—I enjoyed it. Sure, it was shameless, with Witherspoon and most of the cast bringing out their ... «A.V. Club Austin, May 15»

'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Mayweather-Pacquiao, empty Orioles …

Saturday Night Live aired at the same time as the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, so while many fans were frantically trying to get their cable to work, SNL offered a ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Rattles Western Michigan Saturday …

Western Michigan experienced a magnitude 4.2 earthquake Saturday afternoon at 12:23 p.m., just south of Galesburg, centered in Kalamazoo County at a depth ... «Patch.com, May 15»

This Saturday May Rival June 17, 1994, As The Biggest Sports Day …

On May 2, several important sporting events are aligning perfectly on a single day, which will lead to the overwhelming majority of the country tuning into at least ... «Forbes, Apr 15»

Shabazz plans rally for thousands Saturday

Malik Z. Shabazz, the Washington-based lawyer who helped plan protests that began peacefully but ended in violence Saturday in Baltimore, is helping to ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»

Kentucky Derby, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, NFL Draft | Will Saturday …

This Saturday, May 2, may rival that day at least in terms of interest from the general sports fan. The main courses include the 141st running of the Kentucky ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»

Taraji P. Henson hosts Saturday Night Live this weekend: Talk about …

The big question for tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live: Can the show justify doing two Empire parodies in as many months? «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»

2015 Masters: Complete pairings and tee times for Round 3 Saturday

The cut has been made as we head into the weekend and we have tee times and pairings for Round 3 on Saturday. There are some REALLY intriguing pairings, ... «CBSSports.com, Apr 15»

Saturday Night Live: “Michael Keaton/Carly Rae Jepsen”

I'm not the best prognosticator of enduring stardom. Back in the early 80's, I would have pegged Michael Keaton as one of the most important film comedians for ... «A.V. Club, Apr 15»