quinto

See also: Quinto

Italian

Italian ordinal numbers
 <     > 
    Cardinal : cinque
    Ordinal : quinto

Etymology

From Latin quintus, from quinque.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwinto/, [ˈkwin.t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: quìn‧to

Adjective

quinto (feminine singular quinta, masculine plural quinti, feminine plural quinte)

  1. fifth

Noun

quinto m (plural quinti)

  1. fifth (fraction)

quinto m (plural quinti, feminine quinta)

  1. fifth (one in 5th position)

See also

  • Appendix:Italian numbers

Latin

Numeral

quintō

  1. dative masculine singular of quintus
  2. dative neuter singular of quintus
  3. ablative masculine singular of quintus
  4. ablative neuter singular of quintus

References

  • quinto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quinto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quinto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) every fifth year: quinto quoque anno
    • (ambiguous) in the fifth year from the founding of the city: anno ab urbe condita quinto
  • quinto in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Portuguese ordinal numbers
 <     > 
    Cardinal : cinco
    Ordinal : quinto

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quinto, from Latin quintus.

Pronunciation

Ordinal number

quinto m (feminine quinta, masculine plural quintos, feminine plural quintas)

  1. fifth

Derived terms

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:quinto.

Abbreviations


Spanish

Spanish ordinal numbers
 <  4.º 5.º 6.º  > 
    Cardinal : cinco
    Ordinal : quinto

Etymology

From Latin quintus. The meaning relating to a Spanish boy comes from the days of King John II of Castile, who decreed that one boy in five were obliged to serve in the army.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkinto/, [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: quin‧to

Adjective

quinto (feminine singular quinta, masculine plural quintos, feminine plural quintas)

  1. fifth

Noun

quinto m (plural quintos)

  1. fifth
  2. (Spain) A young boy of a various towns who turns 18 years old, especially one who takes part in any of various rites of passage around the country.

See also

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