quinzena

Catalan

Etymology

From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena (“feminine ordinal suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kinˈzɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kinˈzə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kinˈze.na]

Adjective

quinzena

1. feminine singular of quinzè

Noun

quinzena f (plural quinzenes)

1. a set of fifteen like objects
2. a period of fifteen consecutive days
3. fortnight

Usage notes

While the literal meaning of quinzena as a period of time is fifteen days, it is also used to describe just two weeks with 14 days or the period from the 16th day of a month to the last day of the month, which can be from 13 to 16 days long.

Old Spanish

Adjective

quinzena

1. feminine singular of quinzeno

Portuguese

Etymology

From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena. Cognate with Spanish quincena and Catalan quinzena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩˈzẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩˈzẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kĩˈze.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kĩˈze.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: quin‧ze‧na

Noun

quinzena f (plural quinzenas)

1. a period of fifteen consecutive days

Derived terms

• quinzenal
• quinzenário