седмица

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic седмица (sedmica), from Proto-Slavic *sedmica. Equivalent to се́дем (sédem) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛdmit͡sɐ]

Noun

се́дмица • (sédmica) f

1. week

Declension

Declension of се́дмица

	singular	plural
indefinite	се́дмица sédmica	се́дмици sédmici
definite	се́дмицата sédmicata	се́дмиците sédmicite

Etymology 2

се́дем (sédem) +‎ -и́ца (-íca)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛdˈmit͡sɐ]

Noun

седми́ца • (sedmíca) f

1. the figure seven
2. card bearing seven pips

Declension

Declension of седми́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	седми́ца sedmíca	седми́ци sedmíci
definite	седми́цата sedmícata	седми́ците sedmícite

Further reading

• Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “седмица”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 200
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сѐдмица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 584

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sedmica. Equivalent to седум (sedum) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛdmit͡sa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

седмица • (sedmica) f

1. seven (the name of the numeral)
2. week

Usage notes

• This word is very rarely used in the sense of "week", as it sounds very bookish. Instead, the more colloquial "недела" is preferred.

Declension

Declension of седмица

	singular	plural
indefinite	седмица (sedmica)	седмици (sedmici)
definite unspecified	седмицата (sedmicata)	седмиците (sedmicite)
definite proximal	седмицава (sedmicava)	седмициве (sedmicive)
definite distal	седмицана (sedmicana)	седмицине (sedmicine)
vocative	седмице (sedmice)	седмици (sedmici)

See also

Playing cards in Macedonian · ка́рти за и́грање (kárti za ígranje) (layout · text)
ас (as), кец (kec)	дво́јка (dvójka)	тро́јка (trójka)	че́творка (čétvorka)	пе́тка (pétka)	ше́стка (šéstka)	се́думка (sédumka), се́дмица (sédmica)
о́сумка (ósumka), о́смица (ósmica)	де́ветка (dévetka)	де́сетка (désetka)	џа́ндар (džándar)	кра́лица (králica), да́ма (dáma)	крал (kral)	џо́кер (džóker)

Russian

Alternative forms

• седьми́ца (sedʹmíca)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sedmica. Compare Bulgarian се́дмица (sédmica).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɪdˈmʲit͡sə]

Noun

седми́ца • (sedmíca) f inan (genitive седми́цы, nominative plural седми́цы, genitive plural седми́ц)

1. (obsolete) week

   Synonym: неде́ля (nedélja)

Declension

Declension of седми́ца (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	седми́ца sedmíca	седми́цы sedmícy
genitive	седми́цы sedmícy	седми́ц sedmíc
dative	седми́це sedmíce	седми́цам sedmícam
accusative	седми́цу sedmícu	седми́цы sedmícy
instrumental	седми́цей, седми́цею sedmícej, sedmíceju	седми́цами sedmícami
prepositional	седми́це sedmíce	седми́цах sedmícax

Further reading

• Bogatova, G. A., editor (2000), “седмица”, in Словарь русского языка XI–XVII вв. [Dictionary of the Russian Language: 11ᵗʰ–17ᵗʰ cc.] (in Russian), issue 24 (се – скорый), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 27
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “седмица”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “неде́ля”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 566

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sedmica. Equivalent to се̏дам +‎ -ица.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sědmit͡sa/
• Hyphenation: сед‧ми‧ца
• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

сѐдмица f (Latin spelling sèdmica)

1. week

   Synonyms: недеља/недјеља, (Croatia) тје̏дан

2. seven (digit or figure)
3. anything numbered seven (playing card, tram, bus, player with a jersey number 7 etc.)

Declension

Declension of седмица

	singular	plural
nominative	седмица	седмице
genitive	седмице	седмица
dative	седмици	седмицама
accusative	седмицу	седмице
vocative	седмице / седмицо	седмице
locative	седмици	седмицама
instrumental	седмицом	седмицама

See also

Playing cards in Serbo-Croatian · играће карте (layout · text)
ас, кец	двојка, двица	тројка, трица	четворка, четвртица	петица	шестица	седмица
осмица	деветка, деветица	десетка, десетица	дечко, пуб, жандар, фант	краљица, дама	краљ	џокер

Further reading

• “седмица”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026