quarantaine

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ka.rɑnˈtɛː.nə/

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

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French

Etymology

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. (medicine) quarantine (isolation to prevent contamination)

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