bimestre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bimestris, or formed on the model of trimestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.mɛstʁ/

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Noun

bimestre m (plural bimestres)

1. (rare) bimester (term of two months)

   Coordinate terms: trimestre, quadrimestre, semestre

Related terms

• bimensuel

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈmɛs.tre/
• Rhymes: -ɛstre
• Hyphenation: bi‧mè‧stre

Noun

bimestre m (plural bimestri)

1. two months

Derived terms

• bimestrale

Portuguese

Noun

bimestre m (plural bimestres)

1. two month period

Further reading

• “bimestre”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “bimestre”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bimestris, or formed on the model of trimestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈmestɾe/ [biˈmes.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: bi‧mes‧tre

Adjective

bimestre m or f (masculine and feminine plural bimestres)

1. bimonthly

Noun

bimestre m (plural bimestres)

1. two month period

Further reading

• “bimestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025