cinque
cinque is the Italian word for the number five.
cinque is used to represent the cardinal number five.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a cardinal number, cinque is invariable, meaning it does not change its form to indicate gender or number.
Did you know?
- The English word 'cinquain', a type of five-line poem, is derived from the Italian cinque.
- The Italian word cinque shares the same Latin root as the English word 'quinquennial', which refers to a period of five years.
- The Italian expression cinque minuti is often used as a vague social lubricant. Much like the English 'five minutes', it rarely means exactly 300 seconds and can describe any short period of time.
Examples in context
- Ho ricevuto cinque volte il premioI have received the award five times
- Il numero cinque è specialeThe number five is special
- Ho solo cinque euroI only have five euros
- Ci vediamo a casa alle 5See you at home at 5 o'clock
- Il giocatore con il numero cinque ha segnato il gol della vittoriaThe player with the number five scored the winning goal
- Guarda, ho trovato cinque euro per il caffèLook, I found five euros for coffee
- Stasera alle 5 andiamo al parcoTonight at 5 o'clock, let's go to the park
- Ho cinque mele nel cesto.I have five apples in the basket.
- Ci sono cinque persone in fila.There are five people in line.
- Il numero cinque è il mio preferito.The number five is my favorite.
Example conversation
Giulia and Francesco are ordering coffee at a cafe.
- GiuliaPrendiamo cinque caffè per noi.Let's get five coffees for us.
- FrancescoSono troppi, ne prendo solo uno.That's too many, I'll only take one.
- GiuliaMa siamo in cinque oggi!But there are five of us today!
- FrancescoAh, è vero, hai ragione.Ah, it's true, you are right.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cinque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
