adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
Five times as much or as many.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
By a factor of five.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having five units or components
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quintuple, five-fold
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Hungarian:
ötszörös
— five times as much or as many
Hungarian:
ötször akkora/annyi
— five times as much or as many
Arabic:
خُمَاسِيّ
(ḵumāsiyy)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Bulgarian:
петорен
(petoren)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Czech:
pětinásobný
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Danish:
femdobbelt
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Dutch:
vijfvoudig
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Finnish:
viisinkertainen
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
French:
quintuple
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Friulian:
cuintupli
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
German:
fünffach
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Ancient Greek:
πενταπλοῦς
(pentaploûs)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Gujarati:
પાંચગણું
(pā̃cgaṇũ)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hawaiian:
pālima
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hindi:
पंचगुना
(pañcgunā)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hindi:
पचगुना
(pacgunā)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hindi:
पाँचगुना
(pā̃cgunā)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hungarian:
ötrészes
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hungarian:
ötös
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hungarian:
ötrétű
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Italian:
quintuplo
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Japanese:
五倍
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Japanese:
五重
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Latin:
quincuplex
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Marathi:
पाचपट
(pācpaṭ)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Middle English:
fiffold
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Old English:
fīffeald
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Portuguese:
quíntuplo
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Portuguese:
quíntupla
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Punjabi:
ਪਾੰਚਗੁਨਾ
(pāñcgunā)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Sanskrit:
पञ्चगुण
(pañcaguṇa)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Spanish:
quíntuple
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Swedish:
femfaldig
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Swedish:
femdubbel
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Tagalog:
makalima
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Telugu:
ఐదింతలు
(aidintalu)
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Tswana:
gatlhano
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Turkish:
beşli
— in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple
Hungarian:
ötszörösen
— by a factor of five
Hungarian:
ötszörösére
— by a factor of five
Russian:
пятикратно
(pjatikrátno)
— by a factor of five