quinquevir
English
Etymology
From Latin quīnquevir.
Noun
quinquevir (plural quinquevirs or quinqueviri)
- One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From quīnque (“five”) + vir (“man”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷiːŋ.kʷɛ.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷiŋ.kʷe.vir]
Noun
quīnquevir m (genitive quīnquevirī); second declension
- (especially in plural) quinquevir
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | quīnquevir | quīnquevirī |
| genitive | quīnquevirī | quīnquevirōrum |
| dative | quīnquevirō | quīnquevirīs |
| accusative | quīnquevirum | quīnquevirōs |
| ablative | quīnquevirō | quīnquevirīs |
| vocative | quīnquevir | quīnquevirī |
References
- “quinquevir”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quinquevir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.