semestre
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Noun ===
semestre (plural semestres)
Obsolete form of semester.
=== Anagrams ===
semester
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin sēmēnstris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [səˈme̞s.tɾə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [səˈmes.tɾə]
IPA(key): (Central) [səˈmɛs.tɾə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [seˈmes.tɾe]
Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre
=== Noun ===
semestre m (plural semestres)
semester
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“semestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“semestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“semestre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “semestre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish semestre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [seˈmes.tɾe]
Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre
=== Noun ===
seméstre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜒ)
semester
Synonym: semester
== Danish ==
=== Noun ===
semestre n
indefinite plural of semester
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /sə.mɛstʁ/
Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
Homophone: semestres
=== Noun ===
semestre m (plural semestres)
semester
semester, term (at a school or university)
==== Descendants ====
→ Polish: semestr→ Lithuanian: semèstras
→ Romanian: semestru
→ Russian: семе́стр (seméstr)
→ Turkish: sömestir
→ Ukrainian: семе́стр (seméstr)
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
“semestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /seˈmɛs.tre/
Rhymes: -ɛstre
Hyphenation: se‧mè‧stre
=== Noun ===
semestre m (plural semestri)
(time) semester, half year
==== Related terms ====
semestrale
sei
=== Further reading ===
semestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
== Latin ==
=== Adjective ===
sēmēstre
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sēmēstris
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre
=== Noun ===
semestre m (plural semestres)
a period of six months
semester (half of school year)
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:semestre.
==== Coordinate terms ====
mês, bimestre, trimestre, quadrimestre
==== Related terms ====
semestral
semestralidade
semestralmente
semestreiro
=== Further reading ===
“semestre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“semestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [seˈmes.t̪ɾe]
Rhymes: -estɾe
Syllabification: se‧mes‧tre
=== Noun ===
semestre m (plural semestres)
semester
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Tagalog: semestre
=== Further reading ===
“semestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish semestre, from Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [sɛˈmɛs.t̪ɾɛ]
Rhymes: -estɾe
Syllabification: se‧mes‧tre
=== Noun ===
semestre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒ) (education)
semester
Synonym: hatintaon
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“semestre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018