five
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PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii. The nasal *m in Proto-Germanic *fimf was lost through a sound change known as the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law.
7 senses
The digit/figure 5.
- He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
- Can anyone here change a five?
Anything measuring five units, as length.
- All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.
A person who is five years old.
- The fives and sixes will have a snack first, then the older kids.
Five o'clock.
- See you at five.
A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
- Take five, soldier.
Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A basketball team, club or lineup.
- Derived terms
166 terms
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