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noun · neutersecond declension

quīnquennium

quīnquennium n (genitive quīnquenniī or quīnquennī)
Classical[kʷiːŋˈkʷɛn.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kʷiŋˈkʷɛn.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. a period of five years, quinquennium
  2. abbreviationellipsispluralplural onlypoeticellipsis of tria quinquennia; fifteen years
    is tria cum primum fecit quinquennia, montes deseruit patrios Idaque altrice relicta ignotis errare locis, ignota videre8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses IV.292–295
    At deus, aequoreas qui cuspide temperat undas, in volucrem corpus nati Phaethontida versum mente dolet patria saevumque perosus Achillem exercet memores plus quam civiliter iras. iamque fere tracto duo per quinquennia bello talibus intonsum conpellat Sminthea dictis:[…]8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses XII.580–585

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequīnquenniumquīnquennia
genitivequīnquenniī
quīnquennī		quīnquenniōrum
dativequīnquenniōquīnquenniīs
accusativequīnquenniumquīnquennia
ablativequīnquenniōquīnquenniīs
vocativequīnquenniumquīnquennia

quinquennĭum, ii, n. quinquennis,
I. a period of five years, five years (class.): CENSORES MAGISTRATVM QVINQVENNIVM HABENTO, Cic. Leg. 3, 3, 7: tria quinquennia, i. e. fifteen years, Ov. M. 4, 292: duo, id. ib. 12, 584.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷenkʷe
  3. Latinquīnquennium

Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *h₂etnós Proto-Italic *atnos? Latin annus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin quīnquennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin quīnquennium From quīnquennis + -ium.

In English words that came into English from quīnquennium

  • quinquenniumquīnquennium
  • quinquennialquīnquenniālis
  • quinquennaliaquīnquennālia

Quick answers

What does quīnquennium mean in Latin?
quīnquennium, a noun, means “a period of five years, quinquennium; ellipsis of tria quinquennia; fifteen years”.
What is the genitive of quīnquennium?
The genitive singular is quīnquenniī. quīnquennium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce quīnquennium?
In classical Latin, [kʷiːŋˈkʷɛn.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiŋˈkʷɛn.ni.um].
Where does quīnquennium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe → Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe → Latin quīnquennium.
Which English words come from quīnquennium?
English words that go back to Latin quīnquennium include quinquennium, quinquennial and quinquennalia.