Various forms of Latin day names are used in many countries that use Latin-based languages.This list also includes the Greek-day names.Catalonian (Català) Days
diumenge (Sunday) dilluns (Monday) dimarts (Tuesday) dimecres (Wednesday) dijous (Thursday) divendres (Friday) dissabte (Saturday) French (Français) Days
diumenge (Sunday) dimanche (Sunday) lundi (Monday) mardi (Tuesday) mercredi (Wednesday) jeudi (Thursday) vendredi (Friday) samedi (Saturday) Italian (Italiano) Days
lunedì (Monday) martedì (Tuesday) merccoledì (Wednesday) giovedì (Thursday) venerdì (Friday) sabado (Saturday) domenica (Sunday) Romanian (Româna) Days
luni (Monday) marti (Tuesday) miercuri (Wednesday) joi (Thursday) vineri (Friday) sîmbata (Saturday) duminica (Sunday) Spanish (Castilian) Days
domingo (Sunday) lunes (Monday) martes (Tuesday) miércoles (Wednesday) jueves (Thursday) viernes (Friday) sábado (Saturday) You may think that Portuguese should be listed here because its a Latin-based language, but Portugal dropped the five planetary names for the days of the week and replaced them with numerical references because it adopted the regular ecclesiastical (Roman-Catholic) system, which was once numerical, in an effort to eliminate the use of the names of the Roman pagan gods and goddesses. Its interesting to note that names for Greek days follow the same pattern (as shown below). Portuguese (Português) Days
domingo (Sunday) segunda feira (Monday) terça feira (Tuesday) quarta feira (Wednesday) quinta feira (Thursday) sexta feira (Friday) sábado (Saturday) Domingo means, Lords day which is followed by second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth days. Sábado means the Sabbath, or to rest. Greek (Eliniké) Days
Kuriakì (Sunday) Deutéra (Monday) Trìti (Tuesday) Tetarti (Wednesday) Pémpti (Thursday) Paraskeuì (Friday) Sabbáto (Saturday) Kuriakì means, Lords day which is followed by second, third, fourth, and fifth days. Paraskeuì, meaning, preparation,is a biblical term used historically by Greek-church fathers. Sabbáto means the Sabbath, or to rest. You may return to the main calendar directory or the list of Latin-day names at the top of this page. |