Latin edit

Etymology edit

From quīnus +‎ -iō.

Noun edit

quīniō m (genitive quīniōnis); third declension.

  1. The number five (e.g. on a die)
  2. A group of five soldiers

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative quīniō quīniōnēs
Genitive quīniōnis quīniōnum
Dative quīniōnī quīniōnibus
Accusative quīniōnem quīniōnēs
Ablative quīniōne quīniōnibus
Vocative quīniō quīniōnēs

Descendants edit

  • Portuguese: quinhão
  • Galician: quiñón

References edit

  • quinio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quinio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.