fortnight

fort·night

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawrt-nahyt, -nit]
- /ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt/
- /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawrt-nahyt, -nit]
- /ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt/

Definitions of fortnight word

noun fortnight the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks. 1
noun fortnight A period of two weeks. 1
countable noun fortnight A fortnight is a period of two weeks. 0
noun fortnight a period of 14 consecutive days; two weeks 0
noun fortnight a period of two weeks 0
noun fortnight (chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A period of fourteen nights; two weeks. 0

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Origin of fortnight

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English fourtenight, contraction of Old English fēowertēne niht. See fourteen, night

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Parts of speech for Fortnight

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fortnight

fortnight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for fortnight

noun fortnight

eternity — Infinite or unending time.

Just one Antonym for fortnight