hebdómada

See also: hebdomada

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hebdomada (“week”), from hebdomas (“seven, week”), from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς (hebdomás, “the number seven”), from ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ebˈdomada/ [eβ̞ˈð̞o.ma.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -omada
• Syllabification: heb‧dó‧ma‧da

Noun

hebdómada f (plural hebdómadas)

1. a seven-year period
2. (rare) week

   Synonym: semana

Derived terms

• hebdomadario

 

Further reading

• “hebdómada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014