different between quinquereme vs quadrireme

English

Etymology

From Latin qu?nquer?mis, from qu?nque (“five”) + r?mus (“oar”)

Noun

quinquereme (plural quinqueremes)

1. (historical) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper rows, and one to the lower oar.
   • 1902, John Masefield, “Cargoes” (poem):

     Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir / Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine / With a cargo of ivory, / And apes and peacocks, / Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

Synonyms

• (galley): pentere
• pentereme

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme/penteconter
• bireme
• trireme
• quadrireme
• septireme
• pentere
• polyreme

See also

• quinquereme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

quinquereme f (plural quinqueremi)

1. quinquereme

English

Noun

quadrireme (plural quadriremes)

1. (historical, nautical) a galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme
• bireme
• trireme
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.dri?r?.me/
• Rhymes: -?me
• Hyphenation: qua?dri?rè?me

Noun

quadrireme f (plural quadriremi)

1. quadrireme

Latin

Noun

quadrir?me

1. ablative singular of quadrir?mis