quinquenni
Dictionary entries
- Entry →quinquennis, quinquennis, quinquenne:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
five years old; lasting five years; occurring once every five years;
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all) - Entry →quinquennium, quinquenni(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
period of five years; (sometimes applied by old inclusive rule to four years);
gen. sg.
Examples
- T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...vivit senex, Carthaginiensi duae fuere filiae, altera quinquennis, altera quadrimula: cum nutrice una periere a Magaribus..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...Avidienus, cui Canis ex vero dictum cognomen adhaeret, quinquennis oleas est et silvestria corna ac nisi mutatum parcit..." - T
Liber XLV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tribus discripti erant libertini praeter eos, quibus filius quinquenni maior ex se natus esset,—eos, ubi proxumo lustro..." - G
BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...imperio dissererent, Iugurtha inter alias res iacit oportere quinquenni consulta et decreta omnia rescindi, nam per ea tempora..."
