German

Noun

Quinte f ‎(genitive Quinte, plural Quinten)

1. (music) An interval of 6 (kleine Quinte) or 7 (große Quinte) halftones.

Declension

Latin

Proper noun

Quinte ?

1. vocative singular of Quintus

English

Noun

quinte ‎(uncountable)

1. (fencing) The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height.

See also

• quint

Anagrams

• queint

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛ̃t/

Adjective

quinte

1. feminine singular of quint

Noun

quinte f ‎(plural quintes)

1. (fencing) quinte
2. (music) fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir)
3. (card games) (five-card) straight
4. fit (of coughing)

Derived terms

• fausse quinte
• quinte augmentée
• quinte diminuée
• quinte flush
• quinte juste

Verb

quinte

1. first-person singular present indicative of quinter
2. third-person singular present indicative of quinter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of quinter
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of quinter
5. second-person singular imperative of quinter

Anagrams

• enquit, enquît

Interlingua

Adjective

quinte

1. fifth

Italian

Adjective

quinte f pl

1. feminine plural of quinto

Noun

quinte f

1. plural of quinta

Latin

Numeral

quinte

1. vocative masculine singular of quintus

Old French

Adjective

quinte m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular quinte)

1. fifth (ordinal adjective)