quinquennal

English

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) -ālis (“-al”), from quinque (“five”) annus (“year”) -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Adjective

quinquennal (not comparable)

1. Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.

Noun

quinquennal (plural quinquennals)

1. (Christianity, obsolete) A position held for 5 years.
2. Synonym of quinquennium, a 5-year period.

References

• “quinquennal”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīnquennālis.

Adjective

quinquennal m or f (masculine and feminine plural quinquennals)

1. quinquennial

Further reading

• “quinquennal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “quinquennal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “quinquennal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “quinquennal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Latin quinquennālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

quinquennal (feminine quinquennale, masculine plural quinquennaux, feminine plural quinquennales)

1. quinquennial, five-year

Related terms

• quinquennat

Further reading

• “quinquennal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.