What does quīnus mean in Latin?

quīnus, a numeral, means “five each; five at a time”.

How do you pronounce quīnus?

In classical Latin, [ˈkʷiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkʷiː.nus].

numeralfirst/second-declension numeral

quīnus (feminine quīna, neuter quīnum)

Classical[ˈkʷiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkʷiː.nus]

numeralpluralfive each; five at a time
Graeci auctores consentiunt non altiores quino semipede esse debere nec latiores II pedibus, nusquam vero semisquipede minus altos. Greek authorities agree they should be no deeper than five half-feet [i.e. 2½ feet] and no wider than 2 feet, but nowhere less deep than one and a half feet.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 17.80.9

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quīnus	quīna	quīnum
genitive	quīnī	quīnae	quīnī
dative	quīnō	quīnae	quīnō
accusative	quīnum	quīnam	quīnum
ablative	quīnō	quīnā	quīnō
vocative	quīne	quīna	quīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quīnī	quīnae	quīna
genitive	quīnum quīnōrum	quīnum quīnārum	quīnum quīnōrum
dative	quīnīs	quīnīs	quīnīs
accusative	quīnōs	quīnās	quīna
ablative	quīnīs	quīnīs	quīnīs
vocative	quīnī	quīnae	quīna

quīnus, a, um, v. quini, II.

Probably from earlier *kʷenksnos. Equivalent to quīnque (“five”) + -nus.

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