quindena

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin quindena (“quindene”), from Latin quindeni (“15 each”), owing to the Roman and medieval practice of counting inclusively.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwinˈdɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: quin‧dè‧na

Noun

quindena f (plural quindene)

  1. fortnight, especially
    1. (Christianity) the fortnight between Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter
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