quint

Meaning

1. An interval of one fifth.
2. The E string of a violin.
3. In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
4. (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
5. A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
6. quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Synonyms

quintuplet

five

quin

pentad

quintet

cinque

fifth

5th

fin

fivesome

Little Phoebe

Phoebe

V

✌️

fiver

5

five-spot

Translations

kwint

quinte

quinta

Quinte

-n

πεντάδυμο

cinq

5

nageoire

10

Phœbé

quintuplé

cinque

5

quinta

V

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwɪnt/

Etymology

From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus.