Definition/Meaning of week

• English - Noun: Wikipedia week ( plural weeks ) Any period of seven consecutive days . A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday . 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 . Seven days after ( sometimes before) a specified date . I'll see you Thursday week . Derived terms…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English weke , from Old English wice , wucu ( “ week ” ), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ ( “ turn , succession , change , week ” ), from Proto-Indo-European *weig- , *weik- ( “ to bend , wind , turn , yield ” ). Related to Proto-Germanic *wīkaną ( “ to bend , yield , cease ” ). The Dutch noun derives from a related verb *waikwaz ( “ to yield ” ), via the current Dutch form wijken ( “ to…
• English - Pronunciation: enPR: wēk , IPA (key) : /wiːk/ Rhymes: -iːk Homophone: weak
• English - See also: ( days of the week ) day of the week ; Sunday , Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , Saturday (Category: en:Days of the week) fortnight month nundinal cycle year
• English - External links: ISO 8601 on Wikipedia . Wikipedia:ISO 8601