segunda feira
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See also: segunda-feira
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin secunda fēria (“Monday”, literally “second weekday”).
Noun
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin secunda fēria (“Monday”, literally “second weekday”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Holy Monday
- (later) Monday
- Synonym: lũes
Usage notes
"Segunda feira" used to refer to specifically the Monday in the week before Easter; the Holy Week. Saint Martin objected to this, viewing it as barbarism. His influence made the language assume names for the days from numbers and Catholic liturgy, rather than from pagan deities.
Descendants
- Galician: segunda feira
- Portuguese: segunda-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)