fortnight

== English == === Alternative forms === fortnith (dialectal, obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/ IPA(key): (obsolete) /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tnaɪt === Noun === fortnight (plural fortnights) (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, dated in North America) A period of 2 weeks. Hyponyms: quindene, quindecim 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “fortnight”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. fortnight on Wikipedia.Wikipedia