duminică

See also: duminica, dumìnica, duminicã, and dümìnica

Romanian

Alternative forms

• duminecă

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin [diēs] Dominica (literally “day of the Lord”). Compare Aromanian Dumãnicã.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈminikə/

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Noun

duminică f (plural duminici)

1. Sunday

Usage notes

In standard language, the word is accented on the second syllable: dumínică. However, some speakers in Moldavia place the accent on the first syllable: dúminică.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	duminică	duminica		duminici	duminicile
genitive-dative	duminici	duminicii		duminici	duminicilor
vocative	duminică, duminico			duminicilor

See also

• (days of the week) zi a săptămânii; luni, marți, miercuri, joi, vineri, sâmbătă, duminică ^{(Category: ro:Days of the week)}

References

• duminică in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)