semaine

Meaning

1. week
2. menstrual period

Concepts

week

hebdomad

septet

workweek

sennight

weekly wage

weekly

calendar week

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sə.mɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French sepmaine, 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”).

Sentences

Un lion adulte peut tuer et manger un ou deux cerfs par semaine .

An adult lion can kill and eat one or two deer a week.