different between quint vs quilt

English

Etymology

From Middle French quint, from Latin qu?ntus.

Pronunciation

• (A musical or piquet term, or a quintuplet) IPA^(key): /kw?nt/, [k?w??nt]
• (A fencing term) IPA^(key): /kw??/

Noun

quint (plural quints)

1. (music) An interval of one fifth.
2. (music) The E string of a violin.
3. (card games) In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
4. (US, informal) a quin or quintuplet.
   • 1965, LIFE (volume 59, number 7, page 24)

     Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden.

5. (firefighting) A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
6. (fencing) quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin quintus (“fifth”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?kint/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?kin/

Adjective

quint (feminine quinta, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. fifth

Synonyms

• cinquè

Derived terms

• a la quinta forca

Noun

quint m (plural quints)

1. fifth

Further reading

• “quint” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??nt/
• Hyphenation: quint
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

quint f (plural quinten, diminutive quintje n)

1. Superseded spelling of kwint.

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a merging of Latin quinam (who, which) with quantus. Cognate with Occitan quin from Latin quinam.

Adjective

quint m (feminine singular quinta, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. (interrogative) which

   Quinta fenna as-tu viua ?

   Which woman did you see?

2. (interrogative) what

   Quint est ton niom ?

   What is your name?

3. (exclamative) what

   Quinta catastropha !

   What a catastrophe!

Synonyms

• quâl
• que

Derived terms

See also

• qui
• que
• quê

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??/

Adjective

quint (feminine singular quinte, masculine plural quints, feminine plural quintes)

1. (dated) fifth, seldom used outside of titles

   L’empereur Charles-Quint; le pape Sixte-Quint.

   Synonym: cinquième

2. (archaic, medicine) Occurring at an interval of five days.

   La fièvre quinte.

Noun

quint m (plural quints)

1. (obsolete) A fifth

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Probably from English squint.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?nt/
• Hyphenation: quint

Verb

quint

1. (vulgar) squeeze or contract the inner vaginal muscles, providing a tighter feel around the penis during intercourse.

English

Etymology

From Middle English quilte, quylte, from Anglo-Norman quilte and Old French coilte, cuilte (compare French couette), from Latin culcita. Doublet of quoit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kw?lt/, [k?w??lt]
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

quilt (plural quilts)

1. A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

   My grandmother is going to sew a quilt.

2. A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.
3. A quilted skirt worn by women.

Derived terms

• crazy quilt
• patchwork quilt

Translations

Verb

quilt (third-person singular simple present quilts, present participle quilting, simple past and past participle quilted)

1. To construct a quilt.
2. To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• batting
• pinking shears
• sew
• cotton

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

quilt m (definite singular quilten, indefinite plural quiltar, definite plural quiltane)

1. Alternative spelling of kvilt