Quinta

See also: quinta

German

Etymology

From Latin quīnta (classis) (“fifth (class)”). Doublet of Quinte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Quinta f (genitive Quinta, plural Quinten)

(obsolete) second class of Gymnasium
Coordinate terms: Sexta, Quarta, Tertia, Sekunda, Prima
(Austria, dated) fifth class of Gymnasium

Declension

Declension of Quinta [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Quinta	die	Quinten
genitive	einer	der	Quinta	der	Quinten
dative	einer	der	Quinta	den	Quinten
accusative	eine	die	Quinta	die	Quinten

Further reading

“Quinta” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of the Roman gens name Quintus, from quintus (“the fifth”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɪn.ta]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷin̪.t̪a]

Proper noun

Quinta f (genitive Quintae); first declension

a female given name

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Quinta
genitive	Quintae
dative	Quintae
accusative	Quintam
ablative	Quintā
vocative	Quinta

Coordinate terms

References

Quinta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.