quintet

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology

From Italian quintetto, diminutive of quinto (“fifth”), itself from Latin quintus, related to quīnque (“five”).

Alternative forms

• quintette

Noun

quintet (plural quintets)

1. (music) A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)
2. (music) A group of five musicians, fit to play such a piece of music together
3. Any group of five members

Translations

(music) a composition in five parts

• Catalan: quintet (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 五重奏 (cmn) (wǔchóngzòu)

• Czech: kvintet (cs) m
• Dutch: kwintet n
• Finnish: kvintetto (fi)
• French: quintette (fr) m
• German: Quintett (de) n
• Hungarian: ötös (hu), kvintett (hu)
• Italian: quintetto (it) m

• Japanese: クインテット (ja) (kuintetto), 五重奏 (ja) (gojūsō), 五重唱 (ja) (gojūshō)
• Korean: 퀸텟 (ko) (kwintet), 오중주 (ko) (ojungju), 오중창 (ko) (ojungchang)
• Portuguese: quinteto (pt) m
• Russian: квинтет (ru) (kvintét) m 
• Spanish: quinteto (es) m
• Swedish: kvintett (sv) c

(music) a group of five musicians

• Catalan: quintet (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 五重奏 (cmn) (wǔchóngzòu)

• Czech: kvinteto (cs) n
• Dutch: kwintet n
• Finnish: kvintetti (fi)
• French: quintette (fr) m
• German: Quintett (de) n

• Hungarian: ötös (hu), kvintett (hu)
• Italian: quintetto (it) m
• Polish: kwintet (pl) m
• Portuguese: quinteto (pt) m
• Russian: квинтет (ru) (kvintét) m 
• Spanish: quinteto (es) m
• Swedish: kvintett (sv) c

any group of five

• Dutch: vijftal (nl) n
• Finnish: viisikko (fi)
• German: Quintett (de) n
• Hungarian: ötös (hu)
• Italian: quintetto (it) m

• Portuguese: quinteto (pt) m
• Russian: квинтет (ru) (kvintét) m , пятёрка (ru) (pjatjórka) f , (collective) пятеро (ru) (pjátero) pl 
• Spanish: quinteto (es) m

See also

• duo
• trio
• quartet
• sextet
• septet
• octet
• nonet
• chamber ensemble
• chamber orchestra