quinzena
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena (“feminine ordinal suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
quinzena
Noun edit
quinzena f (plural quinzenes)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
quinzena
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). By surface analysis, quinze (“fifteen”) + -ena.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: quin‧ze‧na
Noun edit
quinzena f (plural quinzenas)
- a period of fifteen consecutive days