quinquennis

Latin

Etymology

From quīnque (“five”) +‎ annus (“year”) +‎ -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷiːnˈkʷen.nis/, [kʷiːŋˈkʷɛnːɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwinˈkwen.nis/, [kwiŋˈkwɛnːis]

Adjective

quīnquennis (neuter quīnquenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

English: quinquenniad
Italian: quinquenne, cinquenne

References

“quinquennis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
quinquennis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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