fortnight
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈfɔːt.naɪt//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈfɔɹt.naɪt//
- //ˈfɔɹt.nɪt//
A period of 2 weeks.
Substantiv
- 1
veraltendA period of 2 weeks.
Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond
Near-synonym: halfmonth
On being kicked the girl fell desperately in love with Henri, and for a fortnight they lived together and spent a thousand francs of Henri's money.
Herkunft
From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literally “fourteen nights"; the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights), equivalent to fourteen + night. Compare sennight.
Formen
- Plural
- fortnights
fortnight · A period of 2 weeks.
fortress · A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification,…fortunate · Auspicious.fortunately · In a fortunate manner.