LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
numeral · femininefirst declension

cīnquāgēsima

*cīnquāgēsima f (oblique *cīnquāgēsimam)

Meaning

  1. Proto RomancereconstructionWhitsunday, Pentecost

Origins

From Classical quīnquāgesima via dissimilation of /kʷ/-/kʷ/ to /k/-/kʷ/; compare cīnque, cīnquāgintā.

North Italian
  • Putertschinquaismafrom Romansh tschuncaisma
Gallo-Romance
  • Middle Frenchcinquesmefrom Old French cinquesme
  • WalloonCîcwemefrom Old French cinquesme
  • DutchSinksenfrom Old French cinquesme
Occitano-Romance
  • Old Catalancincogesma
  • Old Catalancinquagesma
West Iberian
  • Galiciancincuesmafrom Old Galician-Portuguese cimquoesma
  • Old Navarro-Aragonesesinquagesima
  • Old Spanishcinquaesma
Borrowings
  • IrishCincísfrom Old Irish cingcices
  • Scottish GaelicCaingisfrom Old Irish cingcices

Quick answers

What does cīnquāgēsima mean in Latin?
cīnquāgēsima, a numeral, means “Whitsunday, Pentecost”.