ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΣ, πενταετηρικος
PENTAETĒRIKOS, pentaetērikos
Sounds Like: pen-tah-eh-tay-ree-KOS
Translations: quinquennial, five-yearly, occurring every five years
From the root: ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective describing something that occurs or is celebrated every five years. It is a compound word derived from 'πέντε' (pente), meaning 'five', and 'ἔτος' (etos), meaning 'year'. It would be used to describe events, periods, or cycles that repeat on a five-year basis.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗ — five-year, of five years, lasting five years
- ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΟΥΣ — (of) five years old, (of) five years
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