kwint

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch quinte, from Middle French quinte, from Latin quintus (fifth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɪnt/
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  • Hyphenation: kwint
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

kwint f (plural kwinten, diminutive kwintje n)

  1. (music) quint, fifth (musical interval of one fifth)

Maltese

Maltese numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  4 5
    Cardinal: ħamsa
    Attributive cardinal: (short form) ħames, (long form) ħamest
    Ordinal: ħames
    Adverbial: ħames darbiet
    Fractional: kwint

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian quinto.

Pronunciation

Noun

kwint m (plural kwinti)

  1. fifth