LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

quincuncĭālis

Meaning

  1. Containing five twelfths

quincuncĭālis, e, adj. quincunx.
I. Containing five twelfths of a whole (of a foot, etc.): quincuncialis magnitudo, the size of five twelfths of a foot, Plin. 9. 48, 72, § 155: herba, five twelfths of a foot high, id. 27, 11, 74, § 98.—
II. In partic., planted in the form of a quincunx: quincuncialis ordinum ratio, Plin. 17, 11, 15, § 78.

In English words that came into English from quincuncĭālis

  • quincuncialquincuncĭālis

Quick answers

What does quincuncĭālis mean in Latin?
quincuncĭālis, a adjective, means “Containing five twelfths”.