fortnight
A period of 2 weeksA period of 2 weeks.
» She has known him only a fortnight.
Sie kennt ihn erst seit zwei Wochen. — al_ex_an_der
Sie kennt ihn erst seit vierzehn Tagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Она знакома с ним всего две недели. — Selena777
Вона з ним знайома лише два тижні. — deniko
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1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated)A period of 2 weeks.
Near-synonym: halfmonth
vierzehn Tage, zwei Wochen
две неде́лиdve nedéli, четы́рнадцать днейčetýrnadcatʹ dnej
два ти́жніdva týžni
a period of fourteen consecutive days
Examples
70 sentencesShe has known him only a fortnight.
Вона з ним знайома лише два тижні. — deniko
ruОна знакома с ним всего две недели. — Selena777
deSie kennt ihn erst seit zwei Wochen. — al_ex_an_der
We are taking a fortnight's holiday.
ruМы берём двухнедельный отпуск. — odexed
deWir nehmen zwei Wochen Urlaub. — Zaghawa
It's a fortnight trip from here.
I'm going away for a fortnight.
ruЯ уезжаю на две недели. — Wezel
deIch bin für zwei Wochen weg. — raggione
I'll be away for a fortnight.
deIch bin für zwei Wochen weg. — raggione
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literaFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: fortnights| Singular | fortnight |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- a period of fourteen consecutive days:two weeks
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
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