"Sunday" in seven languages
MeaningSunday
Spanish
domingo
/doˈmingo/
masc.inherited
French
dimanche
/dimɑ̃ʃ/
masc.inherited
From DIĒS DOMINICUS, with the 'day' word in front.
Italian
domenica
/doˈmenika/
fem.inherited
Feminine, from DOMINICA (DIĒS).
Portuguese
domingo
/doˈmĩgu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
duminică
/duˈminikə/
fem.inherited
Catalan
diumenge
/diwˈmɛnʒə/
masc.inherited
English
Sunday
/ˈsʌndeɪ/
native English · Old English sunnandæg, a calque of Latin SŌLIS DIĒS
English → ItalianSundaydomenicaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: Dominic, dominical, dominion.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DOMINICUM (DIEM)‘the Lord's (day)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The Sun's day became the Lord's day in Christian Latin. Italian domenica is the only feminine weekday in the three languages.
English relatives: Dominic, dominical, dominion
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In a sentence
- esLos domingos comemos con mis abuelos.
- frLe dimanche, on déjeune chez mes grands-parents.
- itLa domenica pranziamo dai nonni.
- ptAos domingos a gente almoça com meus avós.
- roDuminica luăm prânzul la bunici.
- caEls diumenges dinem amb els avis.
- enOn Sundays we have lunch with my grandparents.