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Could have been worse. Don't the French call the same period a "huitaine," which ("huit" meaning "eight") sounds even longer?



When we refer to a two-week period in Spanish, we say "fifteen days".



Yes, and the equivalent in French is "une quinzaine," with quinze meaning fifteen. The eight days or fifteen days refers to the period from Sunday to Sunday, [for example]; both the zeroth and the final day get counted, is my understanding.