name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Latin
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Standard Lemma guide
quintus
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name
Meaning 2
A male surname from Latin
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noun
Meaning 3
The fifth voice in addition to the superius, altus, tenor and bassus in a piece of vocal polyphony.
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Qualifier: vocal music
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Quīntus (“masculine praenomen”), from quīntus (“fifth”).
Borrowed from Latin quīntus (“fifth”). Doublet of quint.
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