cinque

See also: Cinque and cinquè

English

Alternative forms

• cinq

Etymology

From Middle English cink, from Middle French cinq, from Latin quīnque. The spelling is influenced by Italian cinque. Doublet of five and pimp.

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

Noun

cinque (plural cinques)

1. (dice games, card games, dominoes) A card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
   • 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.

Related terms

• cinquefoil
• Cinque Ports

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.

Numeral

cinque

1. five

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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/, [ˈt͡ʃiŋkwe]
• Hyphenation: cìn‧que

Numeral

cinque

1. five

Adjective

cinque m or f (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-