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nounnounadjective

il quinto

fifth

Si dice di ciò che viene subito dopo il quarto in una serie ordinata.

Definition & meaning

Quinto means fifth: the item or person in position number five.

As a noun, it can also mean a fifth, one of five equal parts. In music, it can refer to the fifth degree of a scale or a fifth part in a composition.

Grammar & Word origin

Quinto is an ordinal adjective. It agrees with the noun in gender and number: quinto, quinta, quinti, quinte. It comes from Latin quintus, meaning “fifth.”

Synonyms & antonyms

There is no exact everyday synonym or antonym for quinto. The neighboring ordinal numbers are quarto (“fourth”) and sesto (“sixth”).

Common phrases & collocations

  • quinto piano — fifth floor.
  • un quinto — one fifth.
  • la quinta volta — the fifth time.

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Examples

Il mio appartamento è al quinto piano.adjective

My apartment is on the fifth floor.

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