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fortnith

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Northern England/ˈfɔːtnɪθ/

fortnith is the alternative form of fortnight.

Meaning of fortnight

Noun

fortnight (plural fortnights)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, dated) A period of 2 weeks.
    • Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
    Synonyms:
    halfmonth

Forms of fortnith

pluralfortniths
alternative formfortneth
alternative formfotneth
alternative formfotnith

Origin of fortnith

A collateral form of fortnight with the dialectal change of /xt/ to /θ/ (probably via an intermediate /θt/); compare Doric Scots dother (“daughter”), mith (“might”), and obsolete noth (“nothing”). Note that drouth (“drought”) is not an example of this change; it instead retains the dental fricative of Old English drugaþ.

Questions about fortnith

What is fortnith the alternative form of?
Fortnith is the alternative form of fortnight.
How do you pronounce fortnith?
Fortnith is pronounced /ˈfɔːtnɪθ/ (Northern England).

Words near fortnith in the dictionary

  1. fortnights
  2. fortnite
  3. Fortniter
  4. Fortniters
  5. fortnites
  6. fortnith
  7. fortniths
  8. Fortnum
  9. Fortnums
  10. fortochka
  11. fortochkas

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