quinti-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. quintilingual Brit.

/ˌkwɪntɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˌkwɪn(t)əˈlɪŋɡwəl/,

/ˌkwɪn(t)iˈlɪŋɡwəl/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnti-.

Etymology: < classical Latin quīnti-, combining form (in e.g. quīnticeps occupying fifth place in a series) of quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹). Compare French quinti- , rare (in e.g. quintiforme , quintisection (both 1869–70 in Littré)). Compare quint- comb. form, quinque- comb. form.Attested in a small number of formations exemplified below.

1. Forming adjectives (chiefly ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘relating to, consisting of, or having five (of the thing specified)’, ‘fivefold’, as quintilingual, quintivalent, etc. Cf. quint- comb. form, quinque- comb. form.

ΚΠ

1867 A. W. Hofmann in Proc. Royal Soc. 1866–7 15 58 The quantivalence of the residuary group again increases, the groups becoming quadrivalent and quintivalent.

1967 Economist 19 Aug. p. xxix/1 It is typical..that Mr Stepan..should have put an energetic, quintilingual engineer..in the key position of export director.

2. Forming nouns (chiefly ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘being the fifth, involving a fifth, constituting the fifth part (of the thing specified)’, as quintiped, quintisternal, etc.

ΚΠ

1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 240/2 Quintisternal, the fifth osseous portion of the sternum. It corresponds to the 5th and 6th intercostal spaces.

1839 C. W. H. Pauli Analecta Hebraica xxviii. 205 The so-called Quadri- and Quintiliterals are compounds.

1889 H. MacColl Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet v. 50 All the creatures..were quadrupeds; there were no quintipeds, sexipeds, or anything of that sort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quinti-
释义	quinti-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. quintilingual Brit. /ˌkwɪntɪˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌkwɪn(t)əˈlɪŋɡwəl/, /ˌkwɪn(t)iˈlɪŋɡwəl/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnti-. Etymology: < classical Latin quīnti-, combining form (in e.g. quīnticeps occupying fifth place in a series) of quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹). Compare French quinti- , rare (in e.g. quintiforme , quintisection (both 1869–70 in Littré)). Compare quint- comb. form, quinque- comb. form.Attested in a small number of formations exemplified below. 1. Forming adjectives (chiefly ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘relating to, consisting of, or having five (of the thing specified)’, ‘fivefold’, as quintilingual, quintivalent, etc. Cf. quint- comb. form, quinque- comb. form. ΚΠ 1867 A. W. Hofmann in Proc. Royal Soc. 1866–7 15 58 The quantivalence of the residuary group again increases, the groups becoming quadrivalent and quintivalent. 1967 Economist 19 Aug. p. xxix/1 It is typical..that Mr Stepan..should have put an energetic, quintilingual engineer..in the key position of export director. 2. Forming nouns (chiefly ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘being the fifth, involving a fifth, constituting the fifth part (of the thing specified)’, as quintiped, quintisternal, etc. ΚΠ 1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 240/2 Quintisternal, the fifth osseous portion of the sternum. It corresponds to the 5th and 6th intercostal spaces. 1839 C. W. H. Pauli Analecta Hebraica xxviii. 205 The so-called Quadri- and Quintiliterals are compounds. 1889 H. MacColl Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet v. 50 All the creatures..were quadrupeds; there were no quintipeds, sexipeds, or anything of that sort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1833
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