weekとは

語源

From Middle English weke, from 古期英語 wice, wucu (“week”), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“turn, succession, change, week”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg-, *weyk- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną (“to bend, yield, cease”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Wiek, West Frisian wike, Dutch week, German Woche, Danish uge, Norwegian Nynorsk veke, Swedish vecka, Icelandic vika, Gothic �������� (wikô, “turn for temple service”), Latin vicis. Related also to 古期英語 wīcan (“to yield, give way”), English weak.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /wik/
• enPR: wēk, IPA^(key): /wiːk/
• 韻: -iːk
• Homophone: weak

名詞

week (複数形 weeks)

1. Any period of seven consecutive days.
   • 2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68:

     Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.

2. A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
3. A period of five days beginning with Monday.
4. A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.

   A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

5. Seven days after (sometimes before) a specified date.

   I'll see you Thursday week.

同意語

• hebdomad, sennight

上位語

• time, day, month, year

派生語

参考

• (days of the week) day of the week; Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ^{(Category: en:Days of the week)}
• Sabbath
• calendar

Further reading

• ISO 8601 on Wikipedia.