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noun · femininefirst declension

septimāna

septimāna f (genitive septimānae)
Classical[sɛp.tɪˈmaː.na]Ecclesiastical[sep.tiˈmaː.na]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinweek

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeseptimānaseptimānae
genitiveseptimānaeseptimānārum
dativeseptimānaeseptimānīs
accusativeseptimānamseptimānās
ablativeseptimānāseptimānīs
vocativeseptimānaseptimānae

septĭmāna, ae, v. septimanus, II. B.

Origins

Used as a noun in Late Latin, and derived from the adjective septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansetmana
  • Occitansetmana
  • Franco-Provençalsemana
  • Old Frenchsemaine
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesemana
  • Spanishsemanafrom Old Spanish setmana
  • Aragonesesemanafrom Old Navarro-Aragonese semana
  • Asturianselmanafrom unknown selmana
  • Leoneseselmanafrom unknown selmana
  • Mirandesesumanafrom unknown selmana
  • Galiciansemana
  • Ladinosemanafrom Old Spanish setmana
  • Moroccan Arabicسيمانةfrom Old Spanish setmana
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniansăptămână
  • Aromaniansiptãmãnã
  • Aromanianstãmãnã
  • Aromanianstãmene
  • Megleno-Romaniansăptămănă
  • Megleno-Romaniansăptămǫnă
  • Megleno-Romaniansămǫnă
  • Megleno-Romaniansmǫnă
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansettimana
  • Corsicansettimana
  • Corsicansimana
  • Corsicansittimana
  • Sabirsettimanafrom Italian settimana
  • Tarantinosumanafrom Neapolitan semmana
Later borrowings
  • Englishseptimane
  • Interlinguaseptimana
Dalmatian
  • unknownsetimuón
  • unknownsetemúna
North Italian
  • Emilianstmèna
  • Friuliansetemane
  • Ladinsetemena
  • Ladinsetemèna
  • Lombardsatmana
  • Lombardsatména
  • Lombardsemana
  • Lombardselmana
  • Piedmontesesman-a
  • Romagnolstmana
Borrowings in Celtic
  • Irishseachtainfrom Old Irish sechtmain
  • Manxshiaghtinfrom Old Irish sechtmain
  • Scottish Gaelicseachdainfrom Old Irish sechtmain
  • Bretonsizhunfrom Proto-Brythonic *seiθọn
  • Cornishseythenfrom Proto-Brythonic *seiθọn

Quick answers

What does septimāna mean in Latin?
septimāna, a noun, means “week”.
What is the genitive of septimāna?
The genitive singular is septimānae. septimāna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce septimāna?
In classical Latin, [sɛp.tɪˈmaː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sep.tiˈmaː.na].