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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWoche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vokh-uh
"Sie reisten für eine Woche ab."
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A period of seven days and nights; a week.
"The travelers expected to reach the capital within a sennight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from Old English, sennight is a contraction of 'seofon niht', meaning 'seven nights'. Historically, Germanic peoples counted time in nights rather than days, a practice reflected in this archaic term for a period of one week.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sennight" is said worldwide
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une semaine
Transliteration: oon sem-en
"Il reviendra d'ici une semaine."
Woche
Transliteration: vokh-uh
"Sie reisten für eine Woche ab."
settimana
Transliteration: set-ti-ma-na
"Ci vedremo tra una settimana."
semana
Transliteration: se-ma-na
"El proyecto estará listo en una semana."
semana
Transliteration: se-ma-na
"Eles partirão daqui a uma semana."
सप्ताह
Transliteration: saptaah
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह एक सप्ताह में वापस आ जाएगा।"
一星期
Transliteration: yī xīngqī
Script: 中文汉字
"他将在一个星期内回来。"
일주일
Transliteration: il-ju-il
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 일주일 후에 만날 것입니다."
一週間
Transliteration: isshūkan
Script: 日本語
"一週間以内に戻ります。"
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