суббо́та
subbótafeminine
Saturday in Russian is суббо́та (subbóta).
The word is a feminine noun used to refer to the day of the week.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'on Saturday', use the preposition в followed by the accusative form суббо́ту. The genitive form суббо́ты is used to indicate possession, such as 'the morning of Saturday' or to express plurality in certain contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
subbóta
Did you know?
- The word суббо́та comes from the Hebrew word shabbat, meaning 'rest'. It entered Russian through Old Church Slavonic rather than through English or Latin.
- In the Soviet era, the 'subbotnik' суббо́тник was a day of unpaid voluntary labor for the community. While the name comes from суббо́та, these events were often mandatory in practice.
- In traditional Russian Orthodox culture, суббо́та was historically a day of preparation and fasting before the Sunday liturgy.
Example sentences for Russian are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Saturday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
