quin-

See also: quin and -quin

English

Etymology

From one combining form of Latin quinque (“five”). See, e.g., quindecim.

Prefix

quin-

1. five

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with quin-

Related terms

• quinqu-, quinque-
• quintet
• quintuplet
• quincentennial

See also

• pent-, penta-

References

• “quint-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quim- (before a vowel or a consonant which is labial)

Prefix

quin-

1. Object prefix for verbs; it indicates that the object is third-person plural; them.

See also

Classical Nahuatl object prefixes

	Singular	Plural
1st person	nēch-	tēch-
2nd person	mitz-	amēch-
3rd person	qu-, c-	quim-, quin-
impersonal	tē-, tla-