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quinary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/
  • /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/

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.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of fifth rank or order.
  2. (not-comparable) Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
  3. (not-comparable) To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Deriveds

quinarily · quintary · quinary sector · biquinary

Synonyms

quintal (base five) · quintary · pentimal (base five)

Translations (11)

ru пятери́чный (of fifth rank or order) · ca quinària (of fifth rank or order) · fr quinaire (of fifth rank or order) · bg петорен (of fifth rank or order) · fi viidessijainen (of fifth rank or order) · de quinär (of fifth rank or order) · ca quinari (of fifth rank or order) · pl pięcioraki (of fifth rank or order) · fi viidennen asteen (of fifth rank or order) · ka ხუთობითი (of fifth rank or order) · fi kvinaarinen (of fifth rank or order)

quinary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/
  • /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/

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.

Meanings

  1. Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

Forms

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