seachdain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sechtmain, from Latin septimāna, from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛxkɛɲ/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛxkɔɲ]^[1]

Noun

seachdain f (genitive seachdaine, plural seachdainean)

week

Derived terms

deireadh-seachdain

References

^ Oftedal, M. (1956) The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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