English → Latin
“week” in Latin
hebdomasthe number seven; seven days; a week; the seventh dayseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
week
hebdomas (the space of seven days, in which anything happens; e.g., before the critical day of a fever, Varr., ap. Gell., septima hebdomade, id est nono et quadragesimo die, etc.: it is now generally used as a technical term). Perhaps we may say septimana (Cod. Theod.), or spatium septem dierum (the Romans did not reckon time by weeks). Week by week, per singulas hebdomadas: to take a walk once a week, singulis hebdomadibus semel deambulatum exire: week-days, dies profesti (opposed to dies fasti; Plaut., Plin.); dies negotiosi (opposed to dies sacri, Tac., Ann., 13, 41): week-day dress, vestis quotidiana: a week’s wages, merces in singulas hebdomadas solvenda.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for week?
- The usual Latin words for “week” are hebdomas, septimānus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.