German word

Samstagmorgen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈzamstaːkˌmɔɐ̯gn̩/

Meaning

  • masculine nounSaturday morning

Example

Am Samstagmorgen gehe ich spazieren.

I go for a walk on Saturday morning.

Illustration for Samstagmorgen (Saturday morning)

More examples

Letzten Samstagmorgen war das Café noch geschlossen.

Last Saturday morning, the café was still closed.

Core concept

A quiet Saturday start stretching from waking until late morning.

Common phrases

  • letzten Samstagmorgen

    last Saturday morning

  • nächsten Samstagmorgen

    next Saturday morning

Similar words

Morgen: The morning hours from dawn until before noon.
Samstagvormittag: The full Saturday morning period lasting until before noon.
Vormittag: The part of the day from morning until before noon, often toward midday.
Samstag: The sixth day of the week, following Friday and before Sunday.

Definition in German

Samstagmorgen bezeichnet die Morgenstunden des Samstags, meist die Zeit vom Aufstehen bis zum späten Vormittag.

Word origin

Samstagmorgen combines Samstag, historically from Old High German sambaztag and ultimately Latin sabbatum, with Morgen, an inherited Germanic word for morning.

Usage tips

  • Samstagmorgen is a masculine noun because its final element is der Morgen, so the phrase uses am Samstagmorgen with dative case.

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