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masculine

/di.mɑ̃ʃ/

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Translation

Sunday

Word origin

From Late Latin dies dominica ('the Lord's day'), from dies ('day') and dominicus ('of the lord'), from dominus ('master').

Origin: Latin
Root: dominica
English cognates: dominical, dominate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldimanches

Examples

déjeune ?

Shall we have lunch together next Sunday?

, .

On Sundays, I often stay at home.

Tous .

All the shops are closed on Sunday.

My father reads the newspaper every Sunday morning.

partons .

We are going on a trip on Sunday evening.

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This word is part of lesson 30.