quadrifidus

Latin

Etymology

quadri- (“four”) +‎ -fidus, related to findō (“to cleave, split”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷaˈdri.fi.dus/, [kʷäˈd̪rɪfɪd̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwaˈdri.fi.dus/, [kwäˈd̪riːfid̪us]

Adjective

quadrifidus (feminine quadrifida, neuter quadrifidum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. split into four parts; quadrifid

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quadrifidus quadrifida quadrifidum quadrifidī quadrifidae quadrifida
Genitive quadrifidī quadrifidae quadrifidī quadrifidōrum quadrifidārum quadrifidōrum
Dative quadrifidō quadrifidō quadrifidīs
Accusative quadrifidum quadrifidam quadrifidum quadrifidōs quadrifidās quadrifida
Ablative quadrifidō quadrifidā quadrifidō quadrifidīs
Vocative quadrifide quadrifida quadrifidum quadrifidī quadrifidae quadrifida

References
  • “quadrifidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “quadrifidus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quadrifidus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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