semaine

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /sə.mɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

semaine f (plural semaines)

  1. week

Descendants

  • Antillean Creole: simenn
  • Esperanto: semajno
  • Guianese Creole: simenn
  • Haitian Creole: semèn
  • Karipúna Creole French: simén
  • Louisiana Creole French: smèn
  • Mauritian Creole: semen
  • Seychellois Creole: lasemenn, semenn, smenn
  • Tayo: semen

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Old French

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 f (oblique plural semaines, nominative singular semaine, nominative plural semaines)

  1. week

Descendants

Picard

Etymology

From Old French semaine.

Noun

semaine f

  1. week
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