cinc

See also: çinc, CINC, ćinć, and C-in-C

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθink/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsink/ (Benasquese)
• Syllabification: cinc
• Rhymes: -ink

Numeral

cinc

1. five

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθink/ [ˈθiŋk]
• Rhymes: -ink
• Syllabification: cinc

Noun

cinc m (uncountable)

1. zinc (chemical element)

Further reading

• “cinc”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Catalan numbers ^(edit)

	50
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Cardinal: cinc     Ordinal (Central): cinquè     Ordinal (Valencian): cinqué     Ordinal (Latinate): quint     Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 5è     Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 5é     Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 5t     Multiplier: quíntuple
Catalan Wikipedia article on 5

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈsiŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsiŋk]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -iŋk

Numeral

cinc m or f

1. (cardinal number) five

Derived terms

• cinc-en-rama
• cincnervis
• cinquè
• fer cinc cèntims

Related terms

• cinquanta
• quint
• quinze

Noun

cinc m (plural cincs)

1. five
2. (castells) a castell built with five castellers on each level

Further reading

• “cinc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cinc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “cinc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cinc”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Friulian

Friulian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: cinc     Ordinal: cuint

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃink/, [ˈt͡ʃiŋk]

Numeral

cinc

1. five

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiŋk/ [ˈθiŋk]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈθiŋk/ [ˈθiŋk]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈsiŋk/ [ˈsiŋk]

• Rhymes: -iŋk

Noun

cinc m (uncountable)

1. zinc

Further reading

• “cinc”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Occitan

Occitan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : cinc     Ordinal : cinquen

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsink/

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cinc

Numeral

cinc (Languedoc)

1. five

Related terms

• cinquanta
• cinquen

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 137

Old French

Alternative forms

• cinq, chink, cinque

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīnque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sink/

Numeral

cardinal number

5	Previous:	quatre
	Next:	sis

cinc

1. five
   • c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     A lor seignor gaires n’antendent
     Ne les serors ne li cinc frere

     They didn't listen to their father
     Neither the sisters or the five brothers

Descendants

• Gallo: sinq, sin
• Middle French: cinq (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: chînq, chinq (Guernsey), chin (continental), chin
• Walloon: cénk

References

• cinc on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθink/ [ˈθĩŋk] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsink/ [ˈsĩŋk] (Latin America, Philippines)

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ink
• Syllabification: cinc

Noun

cinc m (plural cincs)

1. alternative spelling of zinc (“zinc”)

Derived terms

• cincado

Further reading

• “cinc”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025