different between copies vs quintuplicate

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?piz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?piz/

Noun

copies

1. plural of copy

Verb

copies

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copy

Anagrams

• Scopie, scopie

Asturian

Verb

copies

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of copiar

Catalan

Verb

copies

1. second-person singular present indicative form of copiar

French

Verb

copies

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of copier

Noun

copies f

1. plural of copie

Portuguese

Verb

copies

1. Second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of copiar
2. Second-person singular (tu) negative imperative of copiar

Spanish

Verb

copies

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of copiar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of copiar.

English

Etymology

From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”).

Adjective

quintuplicate (not comparable)

1. Multiplied by five.
2. Being the fifth in a set of five.

Noun

quintuplicate (plural quintuplicates)

1. A set of five similar or identical things.
2. One element of such a set.

Verb

quintuplicate (third-person singular simple present quintuplicates, present participle quintuplicating, simple past and past participle quintuplicated)

1. (transitive) To multiply by five.
2. (transitive) To make five copies of.

Translations

Italian

Verb

quintuplicate

1. second-person plural present indicative of quintuplicare
2. second-person plural imperative of quintuplicare
3. feminine plural of quintuplicato