quinte

== English == === Etymology === From French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛ̃t/ Rhymes: -ɛ̃t === Noun === quinte (uncountable) (fencing) The fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height. === See also === quint === Anagrams === queint == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛ̃t/ === Adjective === quinte feminine singular of quint === Noun === quinte f (plural quintes) (fencing) quinte Coordinate terms: quarte, tierce (music) fifth (musical interval), quintus (choir) quinte juste ― perfect fifth quinte augmentée ― augmented fifth quinte diminuée ― diminished fifth fausse quinte ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (card games) (five-card) straight quinte flush ― straight flush fit (of coughing) une quinte de toux ― a coughing fit (by extension, dated) sudden huff; tantrum Je ne sais quelle quinte lui a pris. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== quinteux === Verb === quinte inflection of quinter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “quinte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === enquit, enquît == Interlingua == === Adjective === quinte fifth == Italian == === Adjective === quinte f pl feminine plural of quinto === Noun === quinte f plural of quinta == Latin == === Numeral === quīnte vocative masculine singular of quīntus == Middle English == === Adjective === quinte (Gloucestershire) alternative form of queynte == Old French == === Adjective === quinte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quinte) fifth (ordinal adjective) == Portuguese == === Verb === quinte inflection of quintar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative