primidi

French

Etymology

From Latin prīmus (“first”) +‎ -di (“day”), taken from the ordinary weekday names: lundi (“Monday”), mardi (“Tuesday”), mercredi (“Wednesday”), jeudi (“Thursday”), vendredi (“Friday”), samedi (“Saturday”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁi.mi.di/
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  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

primidi m (plural primidis)

  1. (historical) the first day of the decade (ten-day week) in the French Republican Calendar

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