semana

See also: semăna, semåna, and semmana

Languages (25)

Aragonese • Asturian • Capiznon • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Chavacano • Classical Nahuatl • Fala • Franco-Provençal • Galician • Hiligaynon • Ilocano • Ladino • Ligurian • Neapolitan • Old Navarro-Aragonese • Old Spanish • Portuguese • Romblomanon • Spanish • Surigaonon • Swahili • Tagalog • Tetum • Waray-Waray

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Old Navarro-Aragonese semana, from Late Latin septimāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “semana”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanes)

1. alternative form of selmana

Capiznon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: pitó     Spanish cardinal: siyete     Ordinal: ikapitó     Adverbial: makapitó     Distributive: pito-píto, tagpíto     Fractional: sikapitó     Number of days: pitlaw, semana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [s̪eˈmaː.n̪a]
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semána (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜈ)

1. week

   Synonym: pitlaw

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:semana.

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.n̪a]
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semána (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜈ)

1. week

   Haros duwang semana siya dai nagpupuli.

   S/he hasn't gone home for two weeks.

Related terms

• kinsena
• semanal

See also

• aldaw
• bulan

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish semana, from Old Spanish setmana, from Late Latin septimāna, from Latin septimus (“seventh”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana

1. week

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana, from Late Latin septimana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃiˈmaː.naʔ]

Noun

semana (inanimate)

1. Week.
   • 17C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Chimalpahin, Exercicio quotidiano, f. 1r.

     tlaxexelolli yn ipan cecemilhuitl ynic ontlanj. ce semana.

     divided into each of the days with which a week is completed.

References

• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997), Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Volume 2, →ISBN, pages 130–131

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 256

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f (plural semanes) (ORB, broad)

1. week

References

• semaine in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• semana in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [s̺eˈmã.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

   Synonyms: semán, semá, somana, domá

   Has de saber que carta feira da primeira semana de Frebeiro chegaronche a este lugar vinte e catro.

   You have to know that the fair letter of the first week of February reached this place the twenty-four.

References

• “semana”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “semana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “semana”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “semana”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “semana”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semána

1. week

See also

• adlaw
• bulan

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.na]
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semána (Kur-itan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜈ)

1. (rare) week

   Synonyms: lawas, dominggo

2. (common) Semana Santa

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin septimāna.

Noun

semana f (Hebrew spelling סימאנה)

1. week

Ligurian

Alternative forms

• settemaña, setemànn-a (Genoa)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ?

Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *septmós

Proto-Italic *septVmos

Latin septimus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin septimānus

Late Latin septimāna

Ligurian semana

Inherited from Late Latin septimāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈma.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semane)

1. (Monaco) week

References

• Louis Barral; Suzanne Simone (1983), “semaine”, in Dictionnaire Français-Monégasque [French-Monegasque Dictionary]‎^[1] (overall work in French), Monaco: Mairie de Monaco, page 231

Neapolitan

Noun

semana f (plural semane)

1. alternative form of semmana

Old Navarro-Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin septimāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week

Descendants

• Aragonese: semana

References

• Nagore Laín, Francho (2021), Vocabulario de la crónica de San Juan de la Peña (versión aragonesa, s. XIV), Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza, page 409

Old Spanish

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. alternative form of setmana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• somana (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese semana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈmɐ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈmɐ.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈma.nɐ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɛˈmɐ.na/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈmɐ.nɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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• Rhymes: -ɐnɐ
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week (period of seven days)

Derived terms

• fim-de-semana
• semaninha (diminutive)

Related terms

• semanada
• semanal
• semanalmente
• semanário
• semaneiro

Descendants

• Angolar: thomana
• Annobonese: sumanu
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: semana, sumana, simana
• Indo-Portuguese: sumana, suman, sumané
• Kabuverdianu: sumána, semána, simána
• Kristang: sumana, semana
• Principense: sumana
• → Hupdë: semana
• → Kadiwéu: semaana
• → Konkani: सोमान (somān), सुमान (sumān)
• → Mbya Guarani: semana
• → Tetum: semana

Further reading

• “semana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “semana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romblomanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish semana, setmana, from Late Latin septimāna (“week”), from Latin septimānus (“related to the seventh element of a series”, adjective), from septimus (“seventh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [seˈma.na]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana f (plural semanas)

1. week (7 days)
   • 2025 August 3, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Demócratas a favor de Israel intentan distanciarse de Netanyahu para frenar el giro del partido en medio de la crisis en Gaza”, in CNN en Español‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 November 2025:

     Chuck Schumer y Kirsten Gillibrand, quien lidera la comisión de campaña del Senado demócrata, han expresado su preferencia por Stevens, quien publicó la semana pasada una declaración en la que hace un llamado a cooperar para lograr que llegue comida a Gaza y liberar a los rehenes israelíes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• día de entre semana
• fin de semana
• ombligo de semana
• semana de trabajo
• Semana de Turismo
• Semana Santa
• semanal

Descendants

• Chavacano: semana
• Papiamentu: siman
• → Perené Ashéninka: shimaana
• → Cahuilla: semaana
• → Capiznon: semana
• → Cebuano: semana
• → Chamorro: semåna
• → Classical Nahuatl: semana
• → Cocama: semana
• → Hiligaynon: semana
• → Ido: semano
• → Masbate Sorsogon: semana
• → Quechua: simana
• → Romblomanon: semana
• → Sicilian: simana
• → Surigaonon: semana
• → Tagalog: semana
• → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: semöna
• → Waray-Waray: semana
• → Waray Sorsogon: semana

See also

• days of the week: días de la semana (appendix): domingo (as the first day of the week in most of Central and South America) · lunes · martes · miércoles · jueves · viernes · sábado · domingo (as the last day of the week in Spain, Costa Rica, Cuba and other South American countries) ^[edit]
• año
• día
• mes

Further reading

• “semana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Surigaonon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Swahili

Verb

-semana (infinitive kusemana)

1. Reciprocal form of -sema

Conjugation

Conjugation of -semana
Positive present -nasemana Subjunctive -semane Negative -semani Imperative singular semana
Infinitives
Positive kusemana Negative kutosemana
Imperatives
Singular semana Plural semaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual husemana Positive past positive subject concord + -lisemana Negative past negative subject concord + -kusemana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemana) Singular Plural 1st person ninasemana/nasemana tunasemana 2nd person unasemana mnasemana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasemana wanasemana other classes positive subject concord + -nasemana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -semani) Singular Plural 1st person sisemani hatusemani 2nd person husemani hamsemani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasemani hawasemani other classes negative subject concord + -semani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasemana Negative future negative subject concord + -tasemana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semane) Singular Plural 1st person nisemane tusemane 2nd person usemane msemane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemane wasemane other classes positive subject concord + -semane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisemane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesemana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesemana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisemana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisemana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemana) Singular Plural 1st person nasemana twasemana 2nd person wasemana mwasemana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asemana wasemana m-mi(III/IV) wasemana yasemana ji-ma(V/VI) lasemana yasemana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasemana vyasemana n(IX/X) yasemana zasemana u(XI) wasemana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasemana pa(XVI) pasemana mu(XVIII) mwasemana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesemana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasemana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasemana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisemana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposemana Consecutive kasemana / positive subject concord + -kasemana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasemane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -semana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -semanaye -semanao m-mi(III/IV) -semanao -semanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -semanalo -semanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -semanacho -semanavyo n(IX/X) -semanayo -semanazo u(XI) -semanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -semanako pa(XVI) -semanapo mu(XVIII) -semanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -semana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesemana -osemana m-mi(III/IV) -osemana -yosemana ji-ma(V/VI) -losemana -yosemana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosemana -vyosemana n(IX/X) -yosemana -zosemana u(XI) -osemana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosemana pa(XVI) -posemana mu(XVIII) -mosemana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• simana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈmana/ [sɛˈmaː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧na

Noun

semana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜈ)

1. week

   Synonym: linggo

Usage notes

• The word is usually used only in certain expressions.

Derived terms

• semanahan

Related terms

• Semana Santa

References

• “semana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tetum

Etymology

From Portuguese semana.

Noun

semana

1. week

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semana.

Noun

semana

1. week