quinquennium

English

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennium

Noun

quinquennium (plural quinquenniums or quinquennia)

1. A period of five years.

   During the quinquennium from 1991-1995, infant mortality increased.

Synonyms

• luster
• lustre
• lustrum

Translations

period of time five years long

• French: quinquennat (fr) m
• German: Lustrum (de) n, Jahrfünft (de) n, Fünfjahresperiode (de) f, Quinquennium (de) n

• Italian: quinquennio (it) m
• Volapük: lulyel (vo)

See also

• lustrare
• lustrate
• lustration
• lustro

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Latin

Noun

quinquennium (genitive quinquenniī); n, second declension

1. A period of five years.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	quinquennium	quinquennia
genitive	quinquenniī	quinquenniōrum
dative	quinquenniō	quinquenniīs
accusative	quinquennium	quinquennia
ablative	quinquenniō	quinquenniīs
vocative	quinquennium	quinquennia

Related terms

• quīnque
• quīnquennālis
• quīnquennis