sesta feira

See also: sesta-feira

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin sexta fēria (“Friday”, literally “sixth weekday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛs̺.ta ˈfej.ɾa/

Noun

sesta feira f (plural sesta feiras)

1. Good Friday
2. (later) Friday
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 405 (facsimile):

     Mas sesta feira ergendo / se vai e aparecendo / a omagen

     However, on Friday it slowly rises, and the statue appears

   Synonym: vernes

Descendants

• Galician: sexta feira
• Portuguese: sexta-feira

See also

• days of the week: dias da semana (appendix): domingo · lũes/segunda feira · martes/terça feira · mercores/quarta feira · joves/quinta feira · vernes/sesta feira · sabado ^[edit]