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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quin-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
quin-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

five

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe Latin quīnqueder. English quin- From one combining form of Latin quīnque (“five”) (see, for example, quindecim), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe (“five; hand”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quīnque, *pénkʷe

Phrases

quinqu- quinque- pent- penta-

Frequently Paired Words

quinqu- quinque- quintet quintuplet quincentennial pent- penta-

Questions

What does quin- mean?
five
Where does quin- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce quin-

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