pantafive

Translingual

Etymology

From 1959 ITU proposals penta and fife, from French penta- and NATO/ICAO five ("fife").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpanˈtaˈfai̯f][1]

Noun

pantafive

  1. (rare) Code word for the digit 5 in the ITU/IMO spelling alphabet
    Synonym: five (NATO/ICAO)
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic codewords for digits
ICAO/NATO zeroonetwothree (tree)four (fower)five (fife)sixseveneightnine (niner)
ITU/IMO nadazerounaonebissotwoterrathreekartefourpantafivesoxisixsettesevenoktoeightnovenine

References
  1. That is, with each syllable stressed and final syllable like English fife, as in NATO/ICAO five. International Maritime Organisation (2005). International Code of Signals, p. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.
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