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astelehen - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
astelehen
Monday. From aste "week and lehen "first". First day of the basque week that had originally only three working days. Cf. astearte, asteazken "tuesday, wednesday".
Lunés. De aste "semana" y lehen "primero". Primero día de la semana vasca que tenía al origen solamente tres días de labor. Cf. astearte, asteazken "martes, miércoles".
Lundi. De aste "semaine" et lehen "premier". Premier jour de la semaine basque qui ne comptait à l’origine que trois jours ouvrés. Cf. astearte, asteazken "mardi, mercredi".






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