cinc
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Aragonese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quinque. Compare Catalan cinc.
Pronunciation
Numeral
cinc
Asturian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
cinc m
- zinc (chemical element)
Catalan
| 50 | ||
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: cinc Ordinal (Central): cinquè Ordinal (Valencian): cinqué Ordinal (Latinate): quint Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 5è Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 5é Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 5t Multiplier: quíntuple | ||
| Catalan Wikipedia article on 5 | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque (“five”), from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.
Pronunciation
Numeral
cinc m or f
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
cinc m (plural cincs)
- five
- (castells) a castell built with five castellers on each level
Further reading
- “cinc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cinc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cinc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cinc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Friulian
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: cinc Ordinal: cuint | ||
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque (“five”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
cinc
Galician
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iŋk
Noun
cinc m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “cinc” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Occitan
| < 4 | 5 | 6 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : cinc Ordinal : cinquen | ||
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque (“five”). Cognates include Catalan cinc.
Pronunciation
Numeral
cinc (Languedoc)
Related terms
Further reading
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 137.
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Latin quīnque.
Pronunciation
Numeral
| 5 | Previous: | quatre |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | sis |
cinc
- five
- c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- A lor seignor gaires n’antendent
Ne les serors ne li cinc frere- They didn't listen to their father
Neither the sisters or the five brothers
- They didn't listen to their father
Descendants
- Gallo: sinq, sin
- Middle French: cinq (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: chînq, chinq; chin, chin
- Walloon: cénk
References
- cinc on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Spanish
Alternative forms
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Zn | |
| Previous: cobre (Cu) | |
| Next: galio (Ga) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink, of unknown ultimate origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθink/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈsink/
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ink
- Syllabification: cinc
Noun
cinc m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cinc”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014