LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

quinquertĭum

Meaning

  1. the five sorts of bodily exercises for youth

quinquertĭum, ii, n. quinque-ars,
I. the five sorts of bodily exercises for youth (discus, cursus, saltus, lucta, jaculatio): quinquertium vocabant antiqui, quem Graeci πένταθλον . . . Livius quoque (Andron.) ipsos athletas sic nominat: quinquertiones praeco in medium vocat, Fest. p. 257 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 256 ib.

In English words that came into English from quinquertĭum

  • quinquertiumquinquertĭum

Quick answers

What does quinquertĭum mean in Latin?
quinquertĭum, a noun, means “the five sorts of bodily exercises for youth”.