quintuplet

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EtymologyEdit

From Middle French quintuple.

NounEdit

quintuplet ‎(plural quintuplets)

1. One of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
2. (music) A tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
3. A collection or combination of five things.
4. A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

TranslationsEdit

one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth

• Dutch: vijfling (nl) m
• Finnish: viitonen (fi)
• French: quintuplé (fr)
• German: Fünfling m
• Japanese: 五つ子 (ja) ‎(itsutsugo)

• Maori: māhanga rima
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: femling m

  Nynorsk: femling m

• Portuguese: quíntuplo (pt) m, quíntupla f
• Spanish: quintillizo (es) m
• Swedish: femling
• Turkish: beşiz (tr)

See alsoEdit

• twin

Coefficient	Noun	Result
1	single	singlet
2	double	doublet twin
3	triple	triplet
4	quadruple	quadruplet
5	quintuple pentuple	quintuplet pentuplet
6	sextuple hextuple	sextuplet hextuplet
7	septuple heptuple	septuplet heptuplet
8	octuple	octuplet
9	nonuple	nonuplet
10	decuple	decuplet
11	undecuple hendecuple	undecuplet hendecuplet
12	duodecuple	duodecuplet
13	tredecuple	tredecuplet
100	centuple	centuplet
many	multiple	multiplet