cinq

5
Meaning

five

Concepts

five

5

fifth

sing

v

5th

basketball team

pentad

Little Phoebe

Phoebe

V

cinque

fin

fivesome

quint

quintet

quintuplet

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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