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English
Noun
semestre (plural semestres)
- Obsolete form of semester.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēmēnstris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semestre m (plural semestres)
- semester
Derived terms
Further reading
Danish
Noun
semestre n
- indefinite plural of semester
French
Etymology
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semestre m (plural semestres)
- semester
- semester, term (at a school or university)
Descendants
See also
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈmɛ.stre/
- Rhymes: -ɛstre
- Hyphenation: se‧mè‧stre
Noun
semestre m (plural semestri)
- (time) semester, half year
Further reading
- semestre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semestre m (plural semestres)
- a period of six months
- semester (half of school year)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:semestre.
Coordinate terms
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈmestɾe/
- Rhymes: -estɾe
- Syllabification: se‧mes‧tre
Noun
semestre m (plural semestres)
- semester
Derived terms
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish semestre, from Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).
Pronunciation
Noun
semestre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒ) (education)
- semester
- Synonym: hatintaon
Further reading
- “semestre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018