Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quintus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: quin-tus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.

name

A male given name from Latin

name

A male surname from Latin

Example Sentences

"Q. Q.] ‘the two Quinti.’ Quintus, the brother of Cicero, and his son Quintus. […] utinam mederi] ‘would that my nearest and dearest had chosen to relieve my sufferings, rather than to aggravate them’; he refers to the Quinti and Terentia."
"“Quintus, I want a word with you,” said the other Quintus, for there are two Quinti."
"Cicero’s preoccupation with the slander spread by the two Quinti about him at a dangerous time would in any case have led him to focus less on everyday family ructions."
"Neither of the Quintuses moved, too enthralled to care what Gnaeus Pompey did to the family tyrant."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīntus (“fifth”). Doublet of quint.

Inflected Forms

Quintuses (plural) Quinti (plural)

Questions

What does quintus mean?: The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.
Where does quintus come from?: Borrowed from Latin quīntus (“fifth”). Doublet of quint.

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