quindecim
English
Etymology
Latin quindecim (“fifteen”)
Noun
quindecim (plural quindecims)
- (historical) A tax of one fifteenth.
- 2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle (page 71)
- In this parliament was granted to the king for defence against the Scots two aids and two quindecims, the which two aids did not extend over two quindecims.
- 2019, Julia Boffey, Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle (page 71)
Latin
| ← 14 | XV 15 | 16 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: quīndecim Ordinal: quīntusdecimus, quīntus decimus | ||
Alternative forms
- Symbol: XV
Etymology
From quīnque (“five”) + decem (“ten”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷiːn.de.kim/, [ˈkʷiːn̪d̪ɛkɪ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwin.de.t͡ʃim/, [ˈkwin̪d̪et͡ʃim]
Numeral
quīndecim (indeclinable)
- fifteen; 15
- 77-79 AD, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia, liber XIV, vii
- quindecim omnino generibus uvarum nominatis, tribus oleae, totidem pirorum, malo vero tantum Assyrio, ceteris omnibus neglectis
- "in all, fifteen varieties of the grape has he named, three of the olive, the same number of the pear, and the citron of Assyria, and has neglected the rest"
- quindecim omnino generibus uvarum nominatis, tribus oleae, totidem pirorum, malo vero tantum Assyrio, ceteris omnibus neglectis
- 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Samuelis II 9:10 (Regnum II)
- erant autem Sibae quindecim filii et viginti servi
- "Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants."
- erant autem Sibae quindecim filii et viginti servi
- 77-79 AD, Gaius Plinius Secundus, Naturalis Historia, liber XIV, vii
Descendants
- Dalmatian:
- čonco
- Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: quindeci, quindici
- Italian: quindici
- Sicilian: chìnnici, quìnnici
- North Italian:
- Friulian: cuindis
- Piedmontese: quindes
- Romansch: quindesch
- Venetian: cuìndexe, quìndexe
- Gallo-Romance:
- French: quinze
- Norman: tchînze, tchinze
- Walloon: cwénze
- Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: quinze
- Occitan: quinze
- Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: quince
- Old Portuguese: quinze
- Galician: quince
- Portuguese: quinze
- Old Spanish: quinze, quindze
- Ladino: kinze
- Spanish: quince
- Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: bindighi, bindeghi, bindechi
See also
- Appendix:Latin cardinal numerals
References
- “quindecim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quindecim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quindecim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to decree a public thanksgiving for fifteen days: supplicationem quindecim dierum decernere (Phil. 14. 14. 37)
- to decree a public thanksgiving for fifteen days: supplicationem quindecim dierum decernere (Phil. 14. 14. 37)