venres

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vernes (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin Veneris dīēs, variant of dīēs Veneris, from Venus (“Roman goddess”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛnres/ [ˈbɛn.res̺]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnres
  • Hyphenation: ven‧res

Noun

venres m (invariable)

  1. Friday
    Synonym: sexta feira
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, page 94:
      Os outros dias da semana teuerom et téém et am os antigóós [nomes] quelles os [gentijs] poserõ das planetas: o lues da lũa, o martes de Mars, o mercoles de Mercurio, o joues de Jupyter, o vernes de Venus
      the other days of the week had and have the old names which the pagans gave to them, from the planets: Monday of the Moon, Tuesday of Mars, Wednesday of Mercury, Thursday of Jupiter, Friday of Venus

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