French word

hebdomadaire

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛbdomadɛʁ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveweekly

Example

Nous avons une réunion hebdomadaire.

We have a weekly meeting.

Illustration for hebdomadaire (weekly)

More examples

Je lis le journal hebdomadaire le dimanche.

I read the weekly newspaper on Sundays.

Core concept

A recurring event tied to one fixed point in every seven-day cycle.

Common phrases

  • journal hebdomadaire

    weekly newspaper

  • réunion hebdomadaire

    weekly meeting

Similar words

quotidien: Occurring or repeated every day.
mensuel: Occurring or repeated every month.
annuel: Occurring or repeated every year.

Definition in French

Indique une occurrence régulière sur une base hebdomadaire.

Word origin

Hebdomadaire comes through Old French from Latin hebdomadarius, based on Greek hebdomas, meaning a week.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, hebdomadaire has the same form for masculine and feminine nouns and takes -s only in the plural.

Opposites

Related words

  • hebdomadairementweeklyadverb

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