quinte

Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃t/

Noun

quinte (uncountable)

1. (fencing) The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.

See also

• quint

Anagrams

• queint

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃t/

Adjective

quinte

1. feminine singular of quint

Noun

quinte f (plural quintes)

1. (fencing) quinte
2. (music) fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir)
3. (card games) (five-card) straight
4. fit (of coughing)

Verb

quinte

1. first-person singular present indicative of quinter
2. third-person singular present indicative of quinter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of quinter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of quinter
5. second-person singular imperative of quinter

Further reading

• “quinte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• enquit, enquît

Adjective

quinte

1. fifth

Adjective

quinte f pl

1. feminine plural of quinto

Noun

quinte f

1. plural of quinta

Numeral

quinte

1. vocative masculine singular of quintus

Adjective

quinte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quinte)

1. fifth (ordinal adjective)