segunda feira

See also: segunda-feira

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin secunda fēria (“Monday”, literally “second weekday”).

Noun

segunda feira f

  1. Monday
    Synonym: luns

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin secunda fēria (“Monday”, literally “second weekday”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.ˈɡun.da ˈfej.ɾa/

Noun

segunda feira f (plural segunda feiras)

  1. Holy Monday
  2. (later) Monday
    Synonym: lũes

Usage notes

"Segunda feira" used to refer to specifically the Monday in the week before Easter; the Holy Week. Saint Martin objected to this, viewing it as barbarism. His influence made the language assume names for the days from numbers and Catholic liturgy, rather than from pagan deities.[1]

Descendants

  • Galician: segunda feira
  • Portuguese: segunda-feira

See also

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