hebdómada

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

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

hebdómada f (plural hebdómadas)

1. a seven-year period
2. (rare) week

   Synonym: semana

• “hebdómada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024