quadriceps

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- +‎ -ceps, from quattuor (four) and from caput (head).

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Noun[edit]

quadriceps (plural quadricepses or quadriceps)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, from quadri- +‎ -ceps.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kwa.dʁi.sɛps/, /ka.dʁi.sɛps/
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Noun[edit]

quadriceps m (plural quadriceps)

  1. quadriceps (muscle)

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From quadri- (four) +‎ -ceps (headed).

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Adjective[edit]

quadriceps (genitive quadricipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. four-headed, having four heads

Declension[edit]

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative quadriceps quadricipitēs quadricipitia
Genitive quadricipitis quadricipitium
Dative quadricipitī quadricipitibus
Accusative quadricipitem quadriceps quadricipitēs quadricipitia
Ablative quadricipitī quadricipitibus
Vocative quadriceps quadricipitēs quadricipitia