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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sepmaine, from Old French semaine, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semaine f (plural semaines)
- week
Je l’ai vu il n’y a pas plus longtemps qu’une semaine.- I saw him no longer than a week ago.
- (Quebec) menstrual period
Je suis dans ma semaine.- I'm having my period.
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Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).
Noun
semaine oblique singular, f (oblique plural semaines, nominative singular semaine, nominative plural semaines)
- week
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