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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessegunda-feira
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /seˈɡũ.dɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
"Na segunda-feira vou viajar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The day of the week following Sunday and preceding Tuesday.
"We have a team meeting scheduled for next Monday morning." - 2
Used colloquially to describe a feeling of gloom or sluggishness associated with the start of the workweek.
"I am really suffering from the Mondays today after such a relaxing weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mōnandæg', meaning 'moon's day', which is a translation of the Latin 'dies lunae'. Historically rooted in Germanic and Romance language traditions dedicating the first day of the working week to the moon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Monday" is said worldwide
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lundi
Transliteration: /lœ̃.di/
"Je commence un nouveau travail lundi."
Montag
Transliteration: /ˈmɔn.taːk/
"Am Montag habe ich einen Termin."
lunedì
Transliteration: /lu.neˈdi/
"Il negozio è chiuso il lunedì."
lunes
Transliteration: /ˈlu.nes/
"El lunes es el primer día de la semana laboral."
segunda-feira
Transliteration: /seˈɡũ.dɐ ˈfɐj.ɾɐ/
"Na segunda-feira vou viajar."
सोमवार
Transliteration: somavāra
"सोमवार को कार्यालय खुला रहता है।"
星期一
Transliteration: xīng qī yī
"我星期一有一个重要的会议。"
월요일
Transliteration: woryoil
"월요일에는 바쁜 일정이 많습니다."
月曜日
Transliteration: getsuyōbi
"月曜日は仕事が忙しいです。"
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