See also: quaranténa

Catalan

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Etymology

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From quaranta (forty) + -ena (feminine ordinal suffix).

Adjective

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quarantena

  1. feminine singular of quarantè

Noun

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quarantena f (plural quarantenes)

  1. a set of forty units
  2. quarantine

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Venetian form of quarantina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwa.ranˈtɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: qua‧ran‧tè‧na

Noun

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quarantena f (plural quarantene)

  1. (medicine) quarantine
    Synonym: contumacia
  2. (archaic) period of forty days

Further reading

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