LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

diapente

diapente n (indeclinable)
Classical[di.aˈpɛn.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[di.aˈpɛn.te]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableneutera fifth

dĭăpentĕ = διὰ πέντε, n. indecl.
I. V. diapason.—
II. A medicine made of five ingredients, Veg. 2, 36, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek διά (diá) πέντε (pénte) "every fifth".

In English words that came into English from diapente

  • diapentediapente

Quick answers

What does diapente mean in Latin?
diapente, a noun, means “a fifth”.
How do you pronounce diapente?
In classical Latin, [di.aˈpɛn.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.aˈpɛn.te].