quinquenio

See also: quinquênio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīnquennium, from quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kinˈkenjo/ [kĩŋˈke.njo]
• Rhymes: -enjo
• Syllabification: quin‧que‧nio

Noun

quinquenio m (plural quinquenios)

1. lustrum, quinquennium

   Synonym: lustro

Related terms

• quincuagésimo
• quinquenal
• quinto

 

Further reading

• “quinquenio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10