cinque

See also: cinquè

English

Etymology

From Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Latin quinque. The spelling is influenced by Italian cinque

Alternative forms

• cinq

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /sɪŋk/, /sæŋk/
• Homophones: sink, sank

Noun

cinque ‎(plural cinques)

1. (card games, dice games) The number five as seen on a die or on a card.
   • 1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, Pantologia

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: シンク (ja) ‎(shinku)

Related terms

• cinquefoil
• Cinque Ports

Anagrams

• quince

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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 *cinque, dissimilation of Latin quinque, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃin.kwe/, [ˈt͡ʃiŋkwe]
• Hyphenation: cìn‧que

Numeral

cinque

1. (cardinal) five

Adjective

cinque m, f ‎(invariable)

1. five

Noun

cinque m ‎(invariable)

1. five.

cinque f pl

1. (following the article le) five o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)

   Sono le cinque.‎

   It's five o'clock.

Derived terms

Derived terms

cinquecentesco cinquecento, Cinquecento cinquefoglie cinquemila cinque minuti

cinquenne Cinque Terre cinquina qinquennio

Related terms

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
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