sexta-feira

See also: sexta feira

Portuguese

Alternative forms

sexta

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sesta feira (“Friday”), from Ecclesiastical Latin feria sexta (“sixth weekday”). Replaced earlier vernes.

Compare Galician sexta feira (“Friday”), Mirandese sesta-feira (“Friday”), Asturian estaferia and Spanish sextaferia.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌsɐjʃ.tɐ.ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/, /ˌsejʃ.tɐ.ˈfej.ɾɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌses.tɐ.ˈfej.ɾɐ/, /ˌseʃ.tɐ.ˈfej.ɾɐ/
Hyphenation: sex‧ta-fei‧ra

Noun

sexta-feira f (plural sextas-feiras)

Friday (day of the week)

Descendants

Tetum: loron-sesta

See also

(days of the week) dia da semana; domingo, segunda-feira, terça-feira, quarta-feira, quinta-feira, sexta-feira, sábado ^{(Category: pt:Days of the week)}

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