semana

See also: semăna, semåna, and semmana

Aragonese

Etymology

From Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (“seventh”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “semana”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Noun

semana f (plural semanes)

1. Alternative form of selmana

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na
• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/

Noun

semana

1. week

Related terms

• kinsena
• semanal

 

Capiznon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana, from Old Spanish setmana, from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (“seventh”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na
• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/, [s̪ɪˈma.n̪ʌ]

Noun

semana

1. week

   Synonym: pitlaw

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:semana.

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish semana, from Old Spanish setmana, from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (“seventh”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Noun

semana

1. week

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana, from Late Latin septimana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiˈmaː.naʔ]

Noun

semana (inanimate)

1. Week.
   • 17C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Chimalpahin, Exercicio quotidiano, f. 1r.

     tlaxexelolli yn ipan cecemilhuitl ynic ontlanj. ce semana.

     (divided into each of the days with which a week is completed.)

References

• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Codex Chimalpahin, Volume 2, ed. and trans. by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder, →ISBN, pages 130–131

Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese semana, from Latin septimāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎^[1], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 256

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

• seman-na, semàouna, senaa, senan-a, senana, senâ, sunaa, sunana, sènan-a, sénan-a

Etymology

From Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f

1. week

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

Synonyms

• semán, semá, somana, domá

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semána

1. week

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na
• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/, [seˈma.na]

Noun

semána

1. (rare) week

   Synonyms: lawas, dominggo

2. (common) Semana Santa

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling סימאנה‎)

1. week

Navarro-Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f

1. week

Neapolitan

Noun

semana f (plural semane)

1. Alternative form of semmana

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f

1. week

Descendants

• Fala: semana
• Galician: semana
• Portuguese: semana (see there for further descendants)

Old Spanish

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. Alternative form of setmana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɐ.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈmɐ.nɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɛˈmɐ.na/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈmɐ.nɐ/
• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week (period of seven days)

Derived terms

• fim-de-semana
• semaninha (diminutive)

Descendants

• Angolar: thomana
• Annobonese: sumanu
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: semana, sumana, simana
• Indo-Portuguese: sumana, suman, sumané
• Kabuverdianu: sumána, semána, simána
• Kristang: sumana, semana
• Principense: sumana
• → Hupdë: semana
• → Kadiwéu: semaana
• → Mbyá Guaraní: semana
• → Tetum: semana

Romblomanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish semana, setmana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.na]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week (7 days)

Derived terms

• día de entre semana
• fin de semana
• semana de trabajo
• Semana de Turismo
• Semana Santa
• semanal

 

Descendants

• Chavacano: semana
• Papiamentu: siman
• → Ashéninka Perené: shimaana
• → Cahuilla: semaana
• → Capiznon: semana
• → Cebuano: semana
• → Chamorro: semåna
• → Classical Nahuatl: semana
• → Cocama: semana
• → Hiligaynon: semana
• → Ido: semano
• → Masbate Sorsogon: semana
• → Quechua: simana
• → Romblomanon: semana
• → Sicilian: simana
• → Surigaonon: semana
• → Tagalog: semana
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: semöna
• → Waray-Waray: semana
• → Waray Sorsogon: semana

See also

• (days of the week) día de la semana; lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado, domingo ^{(Category: es:Days of the week)}
• año
• día
• mes

Further reading

• “semana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Surigaonon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• simana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na
• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/, [seˈma.nɐ]

Noun

semana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜈ)

1. week (usually used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: linggo

Derived terms

• semanahan

 

Related terms

• Semana Santa

 

References

• “semana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week