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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

cinq.

five

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

num/sɛ̃k/Belgium, France/sɛ̃ᵑk//sẽᵑk//sẽk/Canada

  1. five

    invariable
    Mon père a cinq sœurs.
Where this word comes from

From Middle French cinq, from Old French cinc, from Vulgar Latin cīnque, dissimilation of Classical Latin quīnque (“five”), from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe, cognate with Portuguese and Spanish cinco, Italian cinque. Doublet of punch.

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