quarantaine

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French quarantaine, from Italian quarantena, from Latin quadrāgintā.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˌkaː.rɑnˈtɛː.nə/
• Hyphenation: qua‧ran‧tai‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɛːnə

Noun

quarantaine f (plural quarantaines, diminutive quarantainetje n)

1. A quarantine, sanitary measure of isolating infected people; its duration or site
2. (figuratively) Any isolation, exclusion

Derived terms

• quarantainehaven
• quarantainevlag

See also

• schutkring

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French

Etymology

quarante +‎ -aine, the medical sense a calque of Italian quarantena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

quarantaine f (plural quarantaines)

1. A number or group of or about forty.
2. One's forties (period of life between ages 40 and 49): une femme dans la quarantaine.
3. (medicine) quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)

Related terms

• quarante

Descendants

• → German: Quarantäne

See also

• (numeric): centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, douzaine, huitaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine
• (medical prevention): cordon sanitaire m

Further reading

• “quarantaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• arnaquaient