quarantaine

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • 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
  • quarantaineregel
  • quarantainevlag

Descendants

  • Indonesian: karantina
  • Papiamentu: korantin (dated)

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ʁɑ̃.tɛn/
  • (file)
  • 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)

Derived terms

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