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
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...vivit senex, Carthaginiensi duae fuere filiae, altera quinquennis, altera quadrimula: cum nutrice una periere a Magaribus..."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..."Liber XLV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tribus discripti erant libertini praeter eos, quibus filius quinquenni maior ex se natus esset,—eos, ubi proxumo lustro..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...imperio dissererent, Iugurtha inter alias res iacit oportere quinquenni consulta et decreta omnia rescindi, nam per ea tempora..."
