pentecto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πενθέκτη (penthéktē), compound of πέντε (pénte, “five”) and ἕκτος (héktos, “sixth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈtɛk.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛkto
• Hyphenation: pen‧tèc‧to

Adjective

pentecto (feminine pentecta, masculine plural pentecti, feminine plural pentecte)

1. (historical) Quinisext

Further reading

• pentecto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana