pentuple

English edit

Etymology edit

From penta- (“five”) +‎ -ple, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) and Latin plus (“in sum”).

Adjective edit

pentuple (not comparable)

Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.

Verb edit

pentuple (third-person singular simple present pentuples, present participle pentupling, simple past and past participle pentupled)

Synonym of quintuple: To multiply or be multiplied by five.
- 2020, Michael Sayre, Sixty Feet Under, Paizo Publishing,, →ISBN, page 7:
  He gives the agents 50 gp and promises to pentuple it if they discover who's harassing his business.

Derived terms edit

pentuplet