week-end

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See also: weekend

English

Noun

week-end (plural week-ends)

Dated spelling of weekend.

Usage notes

Since the 1950s weekend is the dominant form.^[1]

References

^ weekend, week-end at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

French

Alternative forms

weekend (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from English week-end (now more commonly weekend).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wi.kɛnd/, (humorous) /wi.kɑ̃d/
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Noun

week-end m (plural week-ends)

weekend; synonym of fin de semaine

Synonyms

(abbreviation): W.-E. / W.E. / W-E / WE

Derived terms

(abbreviation): W.-E. / W.E. / W-E / WE

Further reading

“week-end”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wiˈkɛnd/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛnd

Noun

week-end m (invariable)

Alternative spelling of weekend

References

^ week-end in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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