Sennight

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnˌnaɪt/

Definitions of sennight

noun a week (obsolete term)

Example Sentences

A1 I will visit my grandmother in a sennight.

A2 He promised to finish the project within a sennight.

B1 They plan to go on vacation for a sennight.

B2 The conference will last for a sennight.

C1 The sennight passed by quickly as we worked on the research paper.

C2 The sennight of festivities was filled with joy and celebration.

Examples of sennight in a Sentence

formal The meeting has been rescheduled to a sennight from now.

informal Let's catch up for coffee in a sennight.

slang I'll have the project completed in a sennight, no worries.

figurative A sennight feels like a lifetime when you're waiting for good news.

Grammatical Forms of sennight

• past tense: sennighted
• plural: sennights
• comparative: more sennight
• superlative: most sennight
• present tense: sennights
• future tense: will sennight
• perfect tense: have sennighted
• continuous tense: is sennighting
• singular: sennight
• positive degree: sennight
• infinitive: to sennight
• gerund: sennighting
• participle: sennighting

Origin and Evolution of sennight

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'sennight' originated from Old English, where 'seofon nihta' meant 'seven nights' or a week.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'sennight' fell out of common usage in modern English, replaced by 'week'.