sesta feira

See also: sesta-feira

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin sexta fēria (“Friday”, literally “sixth weekday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs̺.ta ˈfej.ɾa/

Noun

sesta feira f

1. Good Friday
2. (later) Friday
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 405 (facsimile):

     Mas sesta feira ergendo / se vai e aparecendo / a omagen

     However, on Friday it slowly rises, and the statue appears

   Synonym: vernes

Descendants

• Galician: sexta feira
• Portuguese: sexta-feira

See also

• (days of the week) dia da semana;
  
• domingo
• lũes / segunda feira
• martes / terça feira
• mercores / quarta feira
• joves / quinta feira
• vernes / sesta feira
• sabado ^{(Category: roa-opt:Days of the week)}