sennight
Syllables: sen·night/ˈsɛnaɪt/US/ˈsɛnaɪt/
sennight noun: synonym of week in its various senses, a period of seven consecutive days and nights.
Noun
sennight (plural sennights)
- Synonym of week in its various senses, a period of seven consecutive days and nights.
- I dranke not this sennet
A draught to my pay;
Elynour, I thé pray,
Of thyne ale let vs assay, […]c. 1517 (date written; published c. 1545), John Skelton, “Here after Foloweth the Booke Called Elynour Rummynge. The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng per Skelton Laureat.”, in Alexander Dyce, editor, The... - Marry he trots hard vvith a yong maid, betvveen the contract of her marriage, and the day it is ſolemnizd: if the interim be but a ſennight, Times pace is ſo hard, that it ſeemes the length of ſeuen yeare.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- Synonyms:
- week in its various senses
- I dranke not this sennet
Synonyms of sennight
- week in its various senses
Forms of sennight
| plural | sennights |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sennet |
| alternative form | se'nnight |
| alternative form | se'night |
| alternative form | sevennight |
| alternative form | seven-night |
| alternative form | seu'night |
| alternative form | sev'nnight |
Origin of sennight
From Middle English senight, senyght, sinight (“sevennight, a week”) [and other forms], a shortened form of seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sevennight.
Questions about sennight
- What does sennight mean?
- Sennight means synonym of week in its various senses, a period of seven consecutive days and nights.
- What part of speech is sennight?
- Sennight is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sennight?
- Sennight is pronounced /ˈsɛnaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sennight?
- The plural of sennight is sennights.
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