selmana

Asturian

Etymology

From Old Leonese selmana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /selˈmana/ [selˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: sel‧ma‧na

Noun

selmana f (plural selmanes)

1. week

Derived terms

• fin de selmana

Leonese

Etymology

From Old Leonese selmana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from the Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), derived from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /selˈmana/, [selˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: sel‧ma‧na

Noun

selmana f (plural selmanas)

1. week

References

• “selmana”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2025

Old Leonese

Alternative forms

• semana (Zamora)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin septimāna (“week”)

Noun

selmana f

1. week
   • 1017, Fuero de León:

     Todas las panaderas de Leom den al sayom del Rey senos dineros cada selmana.

     All the bakers of León give the king's executioner two coins every week.

Descendants

• Asturian: selmana
• Leonese: selmana
• Mirandese: sumana