semaine
French
Etymology
From Middle French sepmaine, from Old French semaine, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semaine f (plural semaines)
- week
- Je l’ai vu il n’y a pas plus longtemps qu’une semaine.
- I saw him no longer than a week ago.
- (Quebec) menstrual period
- J’ai ma semaine.
- I'm having my period.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Antillean Creole: simenn
- Aruamu: semen
- Guianese Creole: simenn
- Haitian Creole: semèn
- Karipúna Creole French: simén
- Louisiana Creole: lasmènn, smènn
- Seychellois Creole: lasemenn, semenn, smenn
- Tayo: semen
- → Esperanto: semajno
See also
- (days of the week) jours de la semaine; lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche (Category: fr:Days of the week)
Further reading
- “semaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).
Noun
semaine oblique singular, f (oblique plural semaines, nominative singular semaine, nominative plural semaines)
Descendants
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