quadrifurcus
Latin
Etymology
From quattuor (“four”) + furca (“fork”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷa.drɪˈfʊr.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷa.d̪riˈfur.kus]
Adjective
quadrifurcus (feminine quadrifurca, neuter quadrifurcum); first/second-declension adjective
- (Late Latin) having four forks, prongs, or points
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | quadrifurcus | quadrifurca | quadrifurcum | quadrifurcī | quadrifurcae | quadrifurca | |
| genitive | quadrifurcī | quadrifurcae | quadrifurcī | quadrifurcōrum | quadrifurcārum | quadrifurcōrum | |
| dative | quadrifurcō | quadrifurcae | quadrifurcō | quadrifurcīs | |||
| accusative | quadrifurcum | quadrifurcam | quadrifurcum | quadrifurcōs | quadrifurcās | quadrifurca | |
| ablative | quadrifurcō | quadrifurcā | quadrifurcō | quadrifurcīs | |||
| vocative | quadrifurce | quadrifurca | quadrifurcum | quadrifurcī | quadrifurcae | quadrifurca | |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- "quadrifurcus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “carrefour”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.