fine settimana

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.ne.set.tiˈma.na/, [ˌfin̺es̪et̪t̪iˈmäːn̺ä]

Noun

fine settimana m (invariable)

  1. weekend
    Synonym: weekend

Usage notes

The noun is masculine, although fine in the sense of “end” is feminine in Italian. This is probably due to the influence of the borrowed weekend m[1].

References

  1. ↑ “Genere di fine settimana”, in Accademia della Crusca‎, 30 September 2002
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