quintary

English
English numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  4 5 6  → 
    Cardinal: five
    Ordinal: fifth
    Latinate ordinal: quintary, quinary
    Reverse order ordinal: fifth to last, fifth from last, last but four
    Latinate reverse order ordinal: propreantepenultimate
    Adverbial: five times
    Multiplier: fivefold
    Latinate multiplier: quintuple
    Distributive: quintuply
    Group collective: fivesome
    Multipart collective: quintuplet, pentuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: pentad
    Greek collective prefix: penta-
    Latinate collective prefix: quinque-
    Fractional: fifth
    Latinate fractional prefix: quintant-
    Elemental: quintuplet, pentuplet
    Greek prefix: pempto-
    Number of musicians: quintet
    Number of years: quinquennium, lustrum

Etymology

From quinary under influence from quint- (“five”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

quintary (not comparable)

  1. (sometimes proscribed) Synonym of quinary, fifth.

Noun

quintary (plural quintaries)

  1. (rare, obsolete) A multiple of five.
  2. (rare, sometimes proscribed) A thing of the 5th rank.

References
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