Italian

Proper noun

Quinto m

1. A male given name derived from Latin Quintus.

Latin

Proper noun

Quintō ?

1. dative singular of Quintus
2. ablative singular of Quintus

Italian

Adjective

quinto m ‎(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

• quintessenza
• quintetto
• quintino
• quintultimo, quint'ultimo
• quintuplo

See also

• Appendix:Italian numbers

Latin

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quinto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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

Portuguese

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

Derived terms

• quintar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:quinto.

Abbreviations

• 5º

Spanish

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/
• Hyphenation: quin‧to

Adjective

quinto m ‎(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.

Related terms

• quinta
• quintal
• quiniela
• quinientos

See also

• Spanish Wikipedia article about the "quintos"