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cinq

Pronunciation: /sɛ̃k/

“cinq” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

numeral

  1. five

In French

  1. Adjectif numéral correspondant au cardinal quatre plus un.
  2. Cinquième.
  3. Nombre 5, entier naturel après quatre.
  4. 5, chiffre utilisé dans la numérotation.
  5. Chose portant le numéro cinq.
  6. Cinquième jour du mois.

Etymology

From Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Classical Latin quīnque (“five”), from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish cinco, Italian cinque. Doublet of punch.

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