semaine
French
Etymology
Inherited 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
- IPA(key): /sə.mɛn/
- IPA(key): (informal) /smɛn/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
semaine f (plural semaines)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “semaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- semainne, sepmaine
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)
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