hebdómada

See also: hebdomada

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hebdomada (“week”), from hebdomas (“seven, week”), from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς (hebdomás, “the number seven”), from ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ebˈdomada/ [eβ̞ˈð̞o.ma.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -omada
Syllabification: heb‧dó‧ma‧da

Noun

hebdómada f (plural hebdómadas)

a seven-year period
(rare) week
Synonym: semana

Derived terms

hebdomadario

Further reading

“hebdómada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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