Quinte

See also: quinte and quinté

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɪnti/

Proper noun

Quinte

  1. Synonym of Bay of Quinte: A long, narrow bay on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada

Derived terms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin quinta. Doublet of Quinta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɪntə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Quin‧te

Noun

Quinte f (genitive Quinte, plural Quinten)

  1. (music) A fifth; an interval of six (kleine Quinte, diminished fifth) or seven (große Quinte, perfect fifth) semitones.

Declension

Declension of Quinte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Quinte die Quinten
genitive einer der Quinte der Quinten
dative einer der Quinte den Quinten
accusative eine die Quinte die Quinten

Further reading

Latin

Proper noun

Quīnte

  1. vocative singular of Quīntus
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