s'maine

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

s'maine f (plural s'maines)

  1. (Jersey) week
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 533:
      Six s'maïnes avant Noué, et six s'maïnes après, les nits sont les pûs longues, et le jours les pûs freds.
      Six weeks before Christmas and six weeks after, the nights are the longest and the days the coldest.

Derived terms

  • s'maine pâssée (“last week”)
  • s'maine tchi veint (“next week”)
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