quintaesencia

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Galician[edit]

Noun[edit]

quintaesencia f (uncountable)

  1. quintessence

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kintaeˈsenθja/ [kĩn̪.t̪a.eˈsẽn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /kintaeˈsensja/ [kĩn̪.t̪a.eˈsẽn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -enθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ensja
  • Syllabification: quin‧ta‧e‧sen‧cia

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin quinta essentia (literally fifth element).

Noun[edit]

quintaesencia f (plural quintaesencias)

  1. quintessence
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

quintaesencia

  1. inflection of quintaesenciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]