quadruplus

Latin
Latin numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  3 IV
4		 5  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal: quattuor
    Ordinal: quārtus
    Adverbial: quater
    Multiplier: quadruplex, quadruplus
    Distributive: quadrīnī, quaternī
    Fractional: quadrāns, teruncius

Etymology

quattuor +‎ -plus. Cf. quadrō for the development of the medial cluster.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.dru.plus/, [ˈkʷäd̪rʊpɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwa.dru.plus/, [ˈkwäːd̪ruplus]

Adjective

quadruplus (feminine quadrupla, neuter quadruplum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. fourfold, quadruple

Usage notes

This adjective is rare in Latin.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative quadruplus quadrupla quadruplum quadruplī quadruplae quadrupla
Genitive quadruplī quadruplae quadruplī quadruplōrum quadruplārum quadruplōrum
Dative quadruplō quadruplō quadruplīs
Accusative quadruplum quadruplam quadruplum quadruplōs quadruplās quadrupla
Ablative quadruplō quadruplā quadruplō quadruplīs
Vocative quadruple quadrupla quadruplum quadruplī quadruplae quadrupla

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Sardinian: bàrdula, bàrdule, bàrdulu
  • → Catalan: quàdruple
  • → English: quadruple
  • → French: quadruple
  • → Italian: quadruplo
  • → Portuguese: quádruplo
  • → Romanian: cvadruplu
  • → Spanish: cuádruplo

Further reading
  • “quadruplus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quadruplus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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