fortnight
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fortnight
- /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/ US
- /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/ obsolete
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tnaɪt
Where it comes from
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.
noun fortnights · fortnith
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A 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
Similar: halfmonth
Translations
Every language
noun period of two weeks
| Español | quincena, catorcena |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 2주일 2ju'il, 2주일간 2ju'ilgan |
| 日本語 | 二週間 nishūkan, 二七日 futananuka |
| 中文 | 兩週 /两周 liǎngzhōu |
| हिन्दी | पक्ष pakṣ, पखवाड़ा pakhvāṛā |
| Português | duas semanas, quatorze/catorze dias, quinzena |
| Français | quinze jours, deux semaines, quinzaine |
| Deutsch | vierzehn Tage, zwei Wochen |
| Italiano | (periodo di) due settimane |
| Ελληνικά | δεκαπενθήμερο dekapenthímero |
| Română | două săptămâni |
| Русский | две неде́ли dve nedéli, четы́рнадцать дней četýrnadcatʹ dnej |
| العربية | أُسْبُوعَان ʔusbūʕān |
| עברית | שְׁבוּעַיִם shvu'ayím |
Talk about this word "fortnight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fortnight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fortnight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fortnight "fortnight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fortnight.Cite this
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title = {fortnight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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