fim de semana
See also: fim-de-semana
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- fim-de-semana (pre-1990 spelling)
- fds (Internet slang and text messaging form)
Etymology
Literally, “end of week”.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfĩ d͡ʒi seˈmɐ̃.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfĩ de seˈmɐ.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfĩ dɨ sɨˈmɐ.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfĩ dɨ sɨˈma.nɐ/
Noun
fim de semana m (plural fins de semana)
- weekend (break in the working week)
- Synonym: final de semana
Meronyms
Descendants
- → Makalero: findesemana (“weekend”)
Further reading
- “fim de semana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026