huitaine
French
Etymology
huit (“eight”) + -aine (indicates approximation)
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɥi.tɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
Noun
huitaine f (plural huitaines)
- about eight
- a group of eight, an octad
- (familiar) an eight-night period; a week
- (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.