English

Proper noun

Quint

1. A male given name
2. A nickname for Quinton

Catalan

Proper noun

Quint m

1. Quintus

English

Noun

quint ‎(plural quints)

1. (music) an interval of one fifth
2. (in piquet) a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
3. (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
   • 1965, LIFE (volume 59, number 7, page 24)

     Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden.

4. (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
5. quinte; In fencing, the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quintus ‎(“fifth”)

Adjective

quint m ‎(feminine quinta, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. (ordinal) fifth

Synonyms

• cinquè

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a merging of Latin quinam (who, which) with quantus. Cognate with Occitan quin from Latin quinam.

Adjective

quint m (feminine singular quinta, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. (interrogative) which

   Quinta fena âs-tu veyua ?

   Which woman did you see?

1. (interrogative) what

   Quint est ton niom ?

   What is your name?

1. (exclamative) what

   Quinta catastrofa !

   What a catastrophe!

Derived terms

Synonyms

• quâl
• que

See also

• qui
• que
• quê

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃/

Noun

quint m ‎(plural quints)

1. (obsolete) A fifth

Adjective

quint m ‎(feminine singular quinte, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. fifth, seldom used outside of titles

   L’empereur Charles-Quint; le pape Sixte-Quint.

2. (archaic, medicine) Occurring at an interval of five days.

   La fièvre quinte.

Synonyms

• cinquième