quin-

See also: quin and -quin

English

Etymology

From one combining form of Latin quinque (“five”). See, e.g., quindecim.

Prefix

quin-

five

Related terms

See also

pent-, penta-

References

“quint-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quim- (before a vowel or a consonant which is labial)

Prefix

quin-

Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the object is third-person plural; them.

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