quinary
English
| [a], [b] ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
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| Cardinal: five Ordinal: fifth Abbreviated ordinal: 5th Latinate ordinal: quintary, quinary Latinate reverse order ordinal: propreantepenultimate Adverbial: five times Multiplier: fivefold Latinate multiplier: quintuple Distributive: quintuply Germanic collective: fivesome Collective of n parts: quintuplet, pentuplet Greek or Latinate collective: pentad Greek collective prefix: penta- Latinate collective prefix: quinque- Fractional: fifth Elemental: quintuplet, pentuplet Number of musicians: quintet Number of years: quinquennium, lustrum | ||
Etymology
From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/, /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
- Rhymes: -aɪnɛɹi, -aɪnəɹi
Adjective
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quinary (not comparable)
- Of fifth rank or order.
- Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
- (arithmetic) To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Translations
of fifth rank or order
Noun
quinary (plural quinaries)