weekend
English
/wiːˈkɛnd/, /ˈwiˌkɛnd/
noun
Definitions
- The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.
Etymology
Compound from English week + English end (patient of action).
Origin
English
end
Gloss
patient of action
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cliffsend English
- Golden Week English
- Townsend English
- Wallsend English
- anend English
- backend English
- bell-end English
- bookend English
- by-end English
- coend English
- deadend English
- dogend English
- end English
- end in English
- end mark English
- end-foot English
- endable English
- endblown English
- endboard English
- endbox English
- endbrain English
- endbud English
- endbulb English
- endcap English
- endcourt English
- ender English
- endest English
- endeth English
- endful English
- endgame English
- endgate English
- endian English
- endif English
- ending English
- endism English
- endknot English
- endleaf English
- endless English
- endlike English
- endling English
- endloader English
- endly English
- endman English
- endmember English
- endmill English
- endmost English
- endnote English
- endo English
- endpaper English
- endpin English
- endplate English
- endplay English
- endpoint English
- endsay English
- endscraper English
- endsheet English
- endsome English
- endspan English
- endspeech English
- endstage English
- endstation English
- endstone English
- endtime English
- endward English
- endwards English
- endwise English
- endwork English
- fore-end English
- forend English
- headend English
- matchweek English
- midweek English
- multiweek English
- nonweekend English
- nose-ender English
- rag week English
- reading week English
- split end English
- tail end English
- tailend English
- unend English
- upend English
- warrior English
- week English
- weekday English
- weekend warrior English
- weekender English
- weekendful English
- weekendly English
- weekendy English
- weeker English
- weekful English
- weeklong English
- weekly English
- weeknight English
- workweek English
- yearend English
- yesterweek English
- Ende German
- Woche German
- Wochenende German
- Wochenendhaus German
- víkend Hungarian
- víkendek Hungarian
- víkendezik Hungarian
- weekend Italian
- einde Dutch, Flemish
- week Dutch, Flemish
- weekeinde Dutch, Flemish
- weekend Dutch, Flemish
- week-end French
- weekend French
- уик-энд Russian
- エンド Japanese
- weekend Polish
- weekendowy Polish
- ende Middle English
- weke Middle English
- weekend Danish
- víkend Czech
- víkendový Czech
- викенд Serbo-Croatian
- викендица Serbo-Croatian
- वीकेंड Hindi
- week Afrikaans
- викенд Macedonian
- víkend Slovak
- wikendi Swahili
- wiki Swahili
- wik Tok Pisin
- wiken Tok Pisin
- ਵੀਕਐਂਡ Panjabi, Punjabi
- ويكاند Moroccan Arabic
- ويكند Hijazi Arabic
- wiki Sranan Tongo
- wik Chuukese
- wik Choctaw
- bìikì ǃXóõ
- end
- week
- endo
- coend
- ender
- unend
- endly
- upend
- anend
- endif
- dogend
- endeth
- by-end
- endbox
- endman
- end in
- endest
- endism
- forend
- weekly
- endian
- endsay
- ending
- endbud
- weeker
- endful
- endpin
- endcap
- headend
- endplay
- endnote
- backend
- endwise
- midweek
- endbulb
- yearend
- tailend
- endlike
- endward
- bookend
- warrior
- endwork
- weekful
- endmost
- endspan
- endgate
- endsome
- endgame
- endknot
- endable
- endless
- weekday
- endtime
- endleaf
- deadend
- endling
- endmill
- endpoint
- endstage
- endplate
- endsheet
- weekendy
- Townsend
- endbrain
- endblown
- end-foot
- endcourt
- endstone
- endboard
- endwards
- Wallsend
- endpaper
- tail end
- bell-end
- fore-end
- weeklong
- workweek
- end mark
- rag week
- weekender
- endspeech
- weeknight
- multiweek
- split end
- Cliffsend
- matchweek
- endmember
- endloader
- weekendly
- endstation
- nonweekend
- yesterweek
- weekendful
- nose-ender
- endscraper
- Golden Week
- reading week
- weekend warrior