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)

Related terms

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers

Numeral

quintō

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

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quinto, from Latin quintus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkĩ.tu/
• Hyphenation: quin‧to

Ordinal number

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

1. fifth

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.