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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
fivesome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Germanic *fimf
Proto-West Germanic *fimf
Old English fīf
Middle English fyf
English five
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *somHós
Proto-Germanic *samaz
Proto-Germanic *-samaz
Proto-West Germanic *-sam
Old English -sum
Middle English -som
English -some
English fivesome
From five + -some.
Meanings
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(archaic, not-comparable) By fives; with five
They tied his hands behind his back; They guarded him fivesome on each side.
1885, John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Eclectic Magazine:
fivesome en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Germanic *fimf
Proto-West Germanic *fimf
Old English fīf
Middle English fyf
English five
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *somHós
Proto-Germanic *samaz
Proto-Germanic *-samaz
Proto-West Germanic *-sam
Old English -sum
Middle English -som
English -some
English fivesome
From five + -some.
Meanings
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A group of five people or things.
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An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.
Forms
Synonyms
pentad (group of five)
Translations (12)
ru пятёрка (group of five) · se viđas (group of five) · pl piątka (group of five) · bg петорка (group of five) · ru пятеро́ (group of five) · pt quinteto (group of five) · fr quintuor (group of five) · pl pięcioro (group of five) · gl quinteto (group of five) · eo kvinopo (group of five) · es quinteto (group of five) · fi viisikko (group of five)