quintuplet

English

Etymology

From Middle French quintuple.

Noun

quintuplet (plural quintuplets)

One of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth.
(music) A tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four.
A collection or combination of five things.
A cycle adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Translations

one of a group of five babies born from the same mother during the same birth

Danish: femling (da) c
Dutch: vijfling (nl) m
Finnish: viitonen (fi)
French: quintuplé (fr)
German: Fünfling m
Japanese: 五つ子 (ja) (itsutsugo)
Maori: māhanga rima

Norwegian:
Bokmål: femling m

Nynorsk: femling m
Portuguese: quíntuplo (pt) m, quíntupla f
Spanish: quintillizo (es) m
Swedish: femling
Turkish: beşiz (tr)

See also

twin

Coefficient	Noun	Result
1	single	singlet
2	double	doublet twin
3	triple	triplet
4	quadruple	quadruplet
5	quintuple pentuple	quintuplet pentuplet
6	sextuple hextuple	sextuplet hextuplet
7	septuple heptuple	septuplet heptuplet
8	octuple	octuplet
9	nonuple	nonuplet
10	decuple	decuplet
11	undecuple hendecuple	undecuplet hendecuplet
12	duodecuple	duodecuplet
13	tredecuple	tredecuplet
100	centuple	centuplet
many	multiple	multiplet

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