huitaine

French

Etymology

From huit (“eight”) +‎ -aine (indicates approximation).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɥi.tɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

huitaine f (plural huitaines)

1. about eight
2. a group of eight, an octad
3. (familiar) an eight-night period; a week
4. (watchmaking) pendulette that one only winds up every eight days

Related terms

• centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, douzaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine

Further reading

• “huitaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.