penteremen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛntᵻriːm/, U.S.

/ˈpɛn(t)əˌrim/

Forms: 1600s pentireme, 1800s– pentereme.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πέντε , trireme n.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πέντε five (see penta- comb. form) + -reme (in trireme n.). Compare earlier quinquereme n.The contemporary terms for this type of ship were Hellenistic Greek πεντήρης ( < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + -ήρης : see octeres n.) and classical Latin quinquerēmis quinquereme n.

Ancient Greek History. rare.

= quinquereme n. Also as adj. (attributive).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > with specific number of banks of oars

quinquereme1553

quadrireme1587

trireme1601

pentereme1656

biremea1680

unireme1699

octeresa1703

octoreme1799

triaconter1859

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pentireme, a Galley that has five Oares in a seat or rank, or a Galley wherein every oar hath five men to draw it.

1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxiv. 266 A fleet of sixty pentereme galleys.

2004 www.oceansatlas.org 19 Mar. (O.E.D. Archive) In order to increase speed, the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans began to build vessels with several rows of oars. These vessels were named according to quantity of rows: bireme (two rows) and trireme (three rows). A five-row vessel—pentereme—is also known to have existed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentereme
释义	penteremen.adj. Brit. /ˈpɛntᵻriːm/, U.S. /ˈpɛn(t)əˌrim/ Forms: 1600s pentireme, 1800s– pentereme. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πέντε , trireme n. Etymology: < ancient Greek πέντε five (see penta- comb. form) + -reme (in trireme n.). Compare earlier quinquereme n.The contemporary terms for this type of ship were Hellenistic Greek πεντήρης ( < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + -ήρης : see octeres n.) and classical Latin quinquerēmis quinquereme n. Ancient Greek History. rare. = quinquereme n. Also as adj. (attributive). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels propelled by oars or poles > [noun] > vessels propelled by oars and sails > galley > with specific number of banks of oars quinquereme1553 quadrireme1587 trireme1601 pentereme1656 biremea1680 unireme1699 octeresa1703 octoreme1799 triaconter1859 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pentireme, a Galley that has five Oares in a seat or rank, or a Galley wherein every oar hath five men to draw it. 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxiv. 266 A fleet of sixty pentereme galleys. 2004 www.oceansatlas.org 19 Mar. (O.E.D. Archive) In order to increase speed, the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans began to build vessels with several rows of oars. These vessels were named according to quantity of rows: bireme (two rows) and trireme (three rows). A five-row vessel—pentereme—is also known to have existed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1656
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