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Added 7 October 2026

five

/ˈfaɪ̯v/ noun

In Latin: quīnque Wiktionary

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NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 5.

numeral

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.
Describing a group or set with five elements.

noun

The digit/figure 5.
He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
Can anyone here change a five?
Anything measuring five units, as length.
All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.

Origin

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and Swedish fem, Icelandic fimm; also Welsh pump, Latin quinque, Tocharian A päñ, Tocharian B piś, Lithuanian penki, Russian пять (pjatʹ), Albanian pesë, pêsë, Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte), Armenian հինգ (hing), Persian پنج (panj), Sanskrit पञ्च (páñca).

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