semajno

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Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from French semaine, derived from Late Latin septimāna, derived from Latin septimānus (“of or pertaining to the seventh in a series”). Compare Spanish semana, Italian settimàna, as well as Romanian săptămână and Moroccan Arabic سيمانة (sīmāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmai̯no/

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• Rhymes: -ai̯no
• Hyphenation: se‧maj‧no

Noun

semajno (accusative singular semajnon, plural semajnoj, accusative plural semajnojn)

1. week (period of seven days)

   En jaro estas kvindek du semajnoj. ― There are fifty-two weeks in a year.

   • 1952, F. Omelka, La Alaska stafeto‎:

     Nia Tommy jam tutan semajnon parolas pri nenio alia.

     Our Tommy already for the whole week has talked about nothing else.

Derived terms

• semajntago (“weekday”)

See also

• days of the week: semajntagoj (appendix): lundo · mardo · merkredo · ĵaŭdo · vendredo · sabato · dimanĉo ^[edit]