Complete Definition of "fortnight"

English
wikipedia

Pronunciation
IPA|/�f�rtnaɪt/
SAMPA|/"fOrtnaIt/

Etymology
Old English "fourteen nights"

Noun
fortnight (plural: fortnights)

  1. A period of two weeks.

#:1852 Charles Dickens, ''Bleak House'': We will proceed with the hearing on Wednesday fortnight.

Related terms
fortnightly
microfortnight

See also
sennight

Translations

Breton: pemzektez m, p -ioù
Finnish: kaksi viikkoa
French: t+|fr|quinzaine|f
German: vierzehn Tage, zwei Wochen
Greek: t+|el|δεκα�ενθήμε�ο|n|sc=Grek
Icelandic: t-|is|tvær vikur|f|p, t-|is|hálfur mánuður|m, t-|is|fjórtán dagar|m|p
Italian: (periodo di) due#Italian|due settimana|settimane
Norwegian: to uker p, fjorten dager
mid
Japanese: ��� (������, nishukan)
Polish: dwa tygodnie mp
Portuguese: t+|pt|quinzena|f
Slovak: týžde�|dva týždne mp
Spanish: quincena fp
Swedish: två veckor p, fjorton dagar
Telugu: ప��షమ� (pakshamu)

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