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 it’s 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. It’s 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, “Lord’s 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, “Lord’s 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.