quinqueremis

Latin

Etymology

From quīnque (five) + rēmus (oar) + -is (forming compound adjs).

Pronunciation

Adjective

quīnquerēmis (neuter quīnquerēme); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. 5-oared
  2. 5-manned oars

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. quinquereme, a ship with 5 rowers to each set of 3 banks of oars

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • English: quinquereme
  • Italian: quinquereme

References

  • quinqueremis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quinqueremis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quinqueremis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • quinqueremis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quinqueremis”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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