semestre

English

Noun

semestre (plural semestres)

1. Obsolete form of semester.

Anagrams

• semester

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēmēnstris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [səˈme̞s.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səˈmes.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [səˈmɛs.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [seˈmes.tɾe]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre

Noun

semestre m (plural semestres)

1. semester

Derived terms

• semestral

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “semestre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “semestre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “semestre”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semestre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [seˈmes.tɾe]
• Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre

Noun

seméstre (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜒ)

1. semester

   Synonym: semester

Danish

Noun

semestre n

1. indefinite plural of semester

French

Etymology

From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.mɛstʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʁ
• Homophone: semestres

Noun

semestre m (plural semestres)

1. semester
2. semester, term (at a school or university)

Descendants

• → Polish: semestr
  • → Lithuanian: semèstras
• → Romanian: semestru
• → Russian: семе́стр (seméstr)
• → Turkish: sömestir
• → Ukrainian: семе́стр (seméstr)

See also

• trimestre

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmɛs.tre/
• Rhymes: -ɛstre
• Hyphenation: se‧mè‧stre

Noun

semestre m (plural semestri)

1. (time) semester, half year

Related terms

• semestrale
• sei

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

sēmēstre

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of sēmēstris

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɛs.tɾi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈmɛs.tɾi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seˈmɛʃ.tɾi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈmɛʃ.tɾɨ/

• Hyphenation: se‧mes‧tre

Noun

semestre m (plural semestres)

1. a period of six months
2. semester (half of school year)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:semestre.

Coordinate terms

• mês, bimestre, trimestre, quadrimestre

Related terms

• semestral
• semestralidade
• semestralmente
• semestreiro

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “semestre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [seˈmes.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: se‧mes‧tre

Noun

semestre m (plural semestres)

1. semester

Derived terms

• semestral

Descendants

• → Tagalog: semestre

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish semestre, from Latin semestris (“six months”), from sex (“six”) + mensis (“month”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈmestɾe/ [sɛˈmɛs.t̪ɾɛ]
• Rhymes: -estɾe
• Syllabification: se‧mes‧tre

Noun

semestre (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒ) (education)

1. semester

   Synonym: hatintaon

Related terms

• semestral
• trimestral
• trimestre

Further reading

• “semestre”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018