σαββατοκύριακο

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from the Mediaeval Byzantine Greek σαββατοκυριακόν (sabbatokuriakón). Synchronically analysable as Σάββατ(ο) (Sávvat(o), Saturday) + -ο- (-o-, Sunday) + Κυριακ(ή) (Kyriak(í)) + -ο.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.va.toˈciɾ.ʝa.ko/
  • Hyphenation: σαβ‧βα‧το‧κύ‧ρια‧κο

Noun

σαββατοκύριακο (savvatokýriako) n (plural σαββατοκύριακα)

  1. weekend

Declension

Synonyms

  • (colloquial) σουκου n (soukou)
  • (abbreviation) σαβ/κο n (sav/ko)

Coordinate terms

Days of the week (ημέρες της εβδομάδας f pl)

Further reading

References

  1. σαββατοκύριακο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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