31 окт. 2023 г. · It is one word 'fortnight', which means 'a period of fourteen nights'.

21 окт. 2022 г. · A fortnight is a period of two weeks, i.e, 14 days and 14 nights. Yes, it is very much possible to have two fortnights in a month assuming ...

20 июн. 2016 г. · It means two weeks, fourteen days/nights. The term is a contraction of an Old English term meaning “fourteen nights”. The more rarely heard “ ...

3 дек. 2023 г. · What does 'fortnight' signify in British English, and how might this term be commonly misunderstood by someone from the USA?

23 авг. 2019 г. · The word derives from the Old English: fēowertyne niht, meaning "fourteen nights". [1] ... What is the meaning of fortnight? 10,407 Views · What ...

6 авг. 2021 г. · 91. 91 ... It reminds me of score, meaning the number 20. ... In France, a fortnight is literally translated as 15 days, though they mean two weeks.

10 янв. 2018 г. · Because 'fortnight' is a contraction (shortened version) of 'fourteen nights'. There's also a mostly archaic word 'sennight', which is a ...

24 февр. 2018 г. · "Fortnight" (a contraction of "fourteen nights") abbreviates the long-winded use of "two weeks" into one cute little package rather nicely.

9 нояб. 2019 г. · As someone else commented, the term fortnight means “fourteen nights “and the term “sennit“ means seven nights, or one week. Both, to me ...

14 сент. 2020 г. · It is an absolutely standard word in the UK. We use it just as freely as we use “day”, “week” and “month”. I don't “think” it's understood.