quinquennal
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quīnquennālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ālis (“-al”), from quinque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).
Adjective edit
quinquennal (not comparable)
- Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
Noun edit
quinquennal (plural quinquennals)
- (Christianity, obsolete) A position held for 5 years.
- Synonym of quinquennium, a 5-year period.
References edit
- “quinquennal”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin quīnquennālis.
Adjective edit
quinquennal m or f (masculine and feminine plural quinquennals)
Further reading edit
- “quinquennal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quinquennal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “quinquennal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quinquennal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quinquennālis.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
quinquennal (feminine quinquennale, masculine plural quinquennaux, feminine plural quinquennales)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quinquennal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.