cinq

5
Synonyms

10

quintet

cinq jours

5

Phœbé

cénc

chînq

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛ̃k/
Etymology

From Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Classical Latin quīnque (“five”), from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish cinco, Italian cinque. Doublet of punch.

Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
cinco

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