LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

quīnquennis

quīnquennis (neuter quīnquenne)
Classical[kʷiːŋˈkʷɛn.nɪs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiŋˈkʷɛn.nis]
quīnquennia pl. nom. n.; pl. acc. n.; pl. voc. n.

Meaning

  1. two terminationfive-year-old
    Revertor rursus denuo Carthaginem: si quid mandare voltis aut curarier, argentum nisi qui dederit, nugas egerit; [verum] qui dederit, magis maiores nugas egerit. Sed illi patruo huius, qui vivit senex, Carthaginiensi duae fuere filiae, altera quinquennis, altera quadrimula:c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus prologus.0.81–88
    Avidienus, cui Canis ex vero dictum cognomen adhaeret, quinquennis oleas est et silvestria corna ac nisi mutatum parcit defundere vinum et cuius odorem olei nequeas perferre, licebit ille repotia, natalis aliosve dierum festos albatus celebret, cornu ipse bilibric. 35 BCE, Horatius, Sermones 2.2.55–62
  2. two terminationquinquennial, celebrated or occuring every five years
    Quam legis, ex illis tibi venit epistula, Brute, Nasonem nolles in quibus esse locis, sed tu quod nolles, voluit miserabile fatum, ei mihi! plus illud quam tua vota valet. In Scythia nobis quinquennis Olympias acta est: iam tempus lustri transit in alterius. Perstat enim fortuna tenax, votisque malignum opponit nostris insidiosa pedem.12 CE – 13 CE, Ovidius, Epistulae ex Ponto IV.VI
  3. two terminationof five years, lasting five years

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquennisquīnquennisquīnquenne
genitivequīnquennisquīnquennisquīnquennis
dativequīnquennīquīnquennīquīnquennī
accusativequīnquennemquīnquennemquīnquenne
ablativequīnquennīquīnquennīquīnquennī
vocativequīnquennisquīnquennisquīnquenne
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativequīnquennēsquīnquennēsquīnquennia
genitivequīnquenniumquīnquenniumquīnquennium
dativequīnquennibusquīnquennibusquīnquennibus
accusativequīnquennīs
quīnquennēs		quīnquennīs
quīnquennēs		quīnquennia
ablativequīnquennibusquīnquennibusquīnquennibus
vocativequīnquennēsquīnquennēsquīnquennia

quinquennis, e, adj. id.,
I. of five years or five years old: filia, Plaut. Poen. prol. 85: Olympias, celebrated every fifth year, quinquennial, Ov. P. 4, 6, 5: vinum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 47: oleae, id. ib. 2, 2, 57: juvenis, Col. 7, 3, 6. —Plur. as subst.: quinquennĭa, ōrum, n., for quinquennālĭa, ium, games celebrated every fifth year, Stat. S. 5, 3, 113.

Origins

From quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishquinquenniad
  • Italianquinquenne
  • Italiancinquenne

In English words that came into English from quīnquennis

  • quinquenniumquīnquennium
  • quinquennialquīnquenniālis
  • quinquennaliaquīnquennālia
  • quinquennalquīnquennālis
  • quinquenniadquīnquennis

Quick answers

What does quīnquennis mean in Latin?
quīnquennis, a adjective, means “five-year-old; quinquennial, celebrated or occuring every five years; of five years, lasting five years”.
How do you pronounce quīnquennis?
In classical Latin, [kʷiːŋˈkʷɛn.nɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiŋˈkʷɛn.nis].
Which English words come from quīnquennis?
English words that go back to Latin quīnquennis include quinquenniad, quinquennium, quinquennial, quinquennalia and quinquennal.