quinze jours

French

Etymology

Literally, “fifteen days”. Possibly originally a Celtic concept; compare the etymologies of Welsh pythefnos (literally “fifteen nights”) and Irish coicís (literally “fifteen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃z ʒuʁ/, /kɛ̃ʒ‿.ʒuʁ/

Noun

quinze jours m pl (plural only)

1. a fortnight, a period of two weeks, of fourteen days (exactly or approximately)

   dans quinze jours ― in two weeks

   tous les quinze jours ― once a fortnight; fortnightly

   Ça fait quinze jours que je ne l’ai pas vu. ― It's been two weeks since I last saw him.