different between quinquereme vs trireme

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

Etymology

From Latin trir?mis, from tri- + r?mus (“oar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?a?.?i?m/

Noun

trireme (plural triremes)

1. (historical, nautical, archaic) A galley with three banks of oars, one above the other, used mainly as a warship.

Related terms

• unireme/monoreme/penteconter
• bireme
• quadrireme
• quinquereme/pentere
• polyreme

Translations

See also

• trireme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• meriter

Italian

Etymology

From Latin trir?mis, from tri- + r?mus (“oar”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

trireme f (plural triremi)

1. trireme

Anagrams

• trimere

Latin

Adjective

trir?me

1. nominative neuter singular of trir?mis
2. accusative neuter singular of trir?mis
3. vocative neuter singular of trir?mis