ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗ, πενταετη
PENTAETĒ, pentaetē
Sounds Like: pen-TAH-eh-tay
Translations: five-year, of five years, lasting five years
From the root: ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'five-year' or 'lasting five years'. It is a compound word formed from 'πέντε' (pente), meaning 'five', and 'ἔτος' (etos), meaning 'year'. It is used to describe something that spans or relates to a period of five years, such as a five-year festival or a five-year period of time.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 26:245
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.
- ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΗΡΙΚΟΣ — quinquennial, five-yearly, occurring every five years
- ΠΕΝΤΑΕΤΟΥΣ — (of) five years old, (of) five years
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