adj · adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
once in a fortnight; once every two weeks
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biweekly
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
occurring every two weeks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biweekly
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
every two weeks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he visited his cousins fortnightly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: biweekly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fortnight Middle English -ly English -ly English fortnightly From fortnight + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
quinzenal
— occurring once in a fortnight
Dutch:
tweewekelijks
— occurring once in a fortnight
Esperanto:
dusemajna
— occurring once in a fortnight
French:
bimensuel
— occurring once in a fortnight
Galician:
quincenal
— occurring once in a fortnight
German:
vierzehntäglich
— occurring once in a fortnight
German:
zweiwöchentlich
— occurring once in a fortnight
Hindi:
पाक्षिक
(pākṣik)
— occurring once in a fortnight
Hungarian:
kéthetenkénti
— occurring once in a fortnight
Hungarian:
kéthetenti
— occurring once in a fortnight
Ido:
dusemana
— occurring once in a fortnight
Indonesian:
dwimingguan
— occurring once in a fortnight
Irish:
coicísiúil
— occurring once in a fortnight
Italian:
bimensile
— occurring once in a fortnight
Macedonian:
двонеделен
(dvonedelen)
— occurring once in a fortnight
Polish:
dwutygodniowy
— occurring once in a fortnight
Portuguese:
bissemanal
— occurring once in a fortnight
Russian:
двухнеде́льный
(dvuxnedélʹnyj)
— occurring once in a fortnight
Slovak:
dvojtýždenný
— occurring once in a fortnight
Spanish:
bisemanal
— occurring once in a fortnight
Turkish:
iki haftada bir
— occurring once in a fortnight
Catalan:
quinzenalment
— once in a fortnight
Dutch:
tweewekelijks
— once in a fortnight
Finnish:
kahden viikon välein
— once in a fortnight
Finnish:
vuoroviikoittain
— once in a fortnight
French:
bimensuellement
— once in a fortnight
Galician:
quincenalmente
— once in a fortnight
German:
alle vierzehn Tage
— once in a fortnight
German:
alle zwei Wochen
— once in a fortnight
Hindi:
पाक्षिक
(pākṣik)
— once in a fortnight
Hungarian:
kéthetente
— once in a fortnight
Hungarian:
kéthetenként
— once in a fortnight
Ido:
dusemane
— once in a fortnight
Irish:
gach coicís
— once in a fortnight
Irish:
gach dara seachtain
— once in a fortnight
Italian:
bimensilmente
— once in a fortnight
Macedonian:
двонеделно
(dvonedelno)
— once in a fortnight
Polish:
co dwa tygodnie
— once in a fortnight
Portuguese:
quinzenalmente
— once in a fortnight
Russian:
раз в две неде́ли
(raz v dve nedéli)
— once in a fortnight
Slovak:
dvojtýždenne
— once in a fortnight
Spanish:
bisemanalmente
— once in a fortnight
Turkish:
iki haftada bir
— once in a fortnight
Chinese Mandarin:
半月刊
(bànyuèkān)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Dutch:
tweewekelijks
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
French:
bimensuel
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
French:
quinzomadaire
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
German:
Halbmonatsschrift
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Hindi:
पाक्षिक
(pākṣik)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Indonesian:
dwimingguan
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Irish:
coicíseán
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Italian:
quindicinale
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Japanese:
半月刊
(hangekkan)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Macedonian:
двонеделник
(dvonedelnik)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Polish:
dwutygodnik
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Portuguese:
bissemanal
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Russian:
двухнеде́льник
(dvuxnedélʹnik)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Slovak:
dojtýždenník
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Telugu:
పక్షపత్రిక
(pakṣapatrika)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Turkish:
iki haftada bir çıkan dergi
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Turkish:
iki haftada bir yayımlanan dergi
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly
Ukrainian:
двотижне́вик
(dvotyžnévyk)
— a publication issued fortnightly; a bi-weekly