desmanche
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- dîmmaunche, dinmaunche (continental Norman)
- daimanche, dêmanche, dinmanche (Guernsey)
- Dînmanche (Jersey)
Etymology edit
From Old French diemenche, from Latin dies Dominica (“day of the Lord”).
Noun edit
desmanche m (plural desmanches)
- (Guernsey) Sunday
- 2006, Marie de Garis, “Enne p'tite sornaette”, in P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press, published 2006, page 26:
- Tous les desmanches, en sortànt d'l'éghise les v'là, bras-d'sus, bras-sous, à faire aen p'tit tour.
- Every Sunday, on coming out of the church, there they were, arm in arm, off on a little walk.
Derived terms edit
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
desmanche
- inflection of desmanchar: