cinque

See also: Cinque and cinquè

English

Alternative forms

• cinq (archaic)
• sinque (obsolete)
• sink, sank (misspellings)

Etymology

PIE word
*pénkʷe

From Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Latin quīnque. The archaic spelling cinq is taken from modern French cinq, whereas the standard spelling is perhaps influenced by Italian cinque or a misspelling of the French. The pronunciation /sæŋk/ is also based on a hypercorrect approximation of the French pronunciation. Doublet of five, punch, pimp, and Pompeii.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /sɪŋk/

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  • Homophones: cinq, sink, sync, synch
• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /sæŋk/

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  • Homophones: cinq, sank
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk, -æŋk

Noun

cinque (plural cinques)

1. (dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
   • 1775, “a Connoisseur”, “Containing an Account of the Game of Back-gammon, with the most approved Method of playing at it, and the Rules of the Game. Together with the Artifices and Legerdemains that are frequently practised at it.”, in Annals of Gaming; or, The Fair Player’s Sure Guide. Containing Original Treatises on the following Games. […], London: […] G. Allen, […], pages 181–182:

     Accordingly the firſt beſt throw upon the dice is eſteemed aces, as it ſtops the ſix point in the outer table, and ſecures the cinque in your own, whereby your adverſary's two men upon your ace point cannot get out with either quatre, cinq, or ſix.

   • 1775, “Introduction to the Game of Back-Gammon; With the most approved Method of playing at it”, in Charles Jones, editor, Hoyle’s Games Improved. Being Practical Treatises on the following Fashionable Games, […], London: […] J. Rivington and J. Wilkie, […], page 170:

     The firſt beſt Throw upon the Dice is eſteemed Aces, as it ſtops the Six-Point in the outer Table, and ſecures the Cinque in your own, whereby your Adverſary’s two Men upon your Ace-Point cannot get out with either Quatre, Cinque, or Six.

Related terms

• ace, deuce, trey, cater, sice
• cinquefoil
• Cinque Ports

Descendants

• → Japanese: シンク (shinku)

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: シンク (ja) (shinku)

• Polish: cynk (pl) m, cynek (pl) m

Anagrams

• quince

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Corsican

Corsican cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : cinque

Alternative forms

• cinqui

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cinque, from Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognates include Italian cinque and French cinq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃĩn.kwe/
• Hyphenation: cin‧que

Numeral

cinque

1. five

References

• “cinque, cinqui” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsiŋ.kwe/

Numeral

cinque

1. five

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Italian

Italian cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : cinque     Ordinal : quinto     Multiplier : quintuplo     Fractional : quinto

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.kwe/

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• Rhymes: -inkwe
• Hyphenation: cìn‧que

Numeral

cinque (invariable)

1. five

Noun

cinque m (invariable)

1. five

Derived terms

• cinquecentesco
• cinquecento, Cinquecento
• cinquefoglie
• cinquemila
• cinque minuti
• cinquenne
• Cinque Terre
• cinquina
• qinquennio

 

Related terms

• cinquale
• cinquanta
• quindici
• quinquennale
• quinquennio

 

See also

Playing cards in Italian · carte da gioco (layout · text)
asso	due	tre	quattro	cinque	sei	sette
otto	nove	dieci	fante	donna, regina	re	jolly, joker, matta

• Appendix:Italian numbers
• penta-