出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/29 02:04 UTC 版)
quincunx (plural quincunxes or quincunces)
quīnque + uncia, literally 'five twelfths' in reference to a coin issued by the Roman Republic c. 211–200 BC, featuring a 5-dot pattern. Its value was five twelfths (quinque and uncia) of an as, the Roman standard bronze coin.
Because of Osthoff's Law, the length of the vowel in the second syllable is uncertain; see the note at uncia.
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | quīncū̆nx | quīncū̆ncēs |
| genitive | quīncū̆ncis | quīncū̆ncium |
| dative | quīncū̆ncī | quīncū̆ncibus |
| accusative | quīncū̆ncem | quīncū̆ncēs quīncū̆ncīs |
| ablative | quīncū̆nce | quīncū̆ncibus |
| vocative | quīncū̆nx | quīncū̆ncēs |
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