huitaine

== French == === Etymology === From huit (“eight”) +‎ -aine (indicates approximation). === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɥi.tɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Noun === huitaine f (plural huitaines) about eight a group of eight, an octad (familiar) an eight-night period; a week (watchmaking) pendulette that one only winds up every eight days ==== Related terms ==== centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, douzaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine === Further reading === “huitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012