quadrupes

Latin

Alternative forms

• quadripēs

Etymology

quadru- (“four”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷa.dru.peːs/, [ˈkʷäd̪rʊpeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.dru.pes/, [ˈkwäːd̪rupes]

Adjective

quadrupēs (genitive quadrupedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. galloping
2. moving on all fours
3. four-legged, quadrupedal

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	quadrupēs			quadrupedēs	quadrupedia
Genitive	quadrupedis			quadrupedium
Dative	quadrupedī			quadrupedibus
Accusative	quadrupedem	quadrupēs		quadrupedēs	quadrupedia
Ablative	quadrupedī			quadrupedibus
Vocative	quadrupēs			quadrupedēs	quadrupedia

Descendants

• English: quadruped

Noun

quadrupēs m or f or n (genitive quadrupedis); third declension

1. a quadruped

Usage notes

• As a noun, it can be masculine, feminine (agreeing with bēstia) or neuter (agreeing with animal).
• The non-neuter declension appears to be non-i-stem, while the neuter declension appears to be pure neuter i-stem; but usage was somewhat fluid.
• It appears to be slightly more likely to have the meaning "beast of burden" when masculine.

Declension

non-neuter: Third-declension noun. Case Singular Plural Nominative quadrupēs quadrupedēs Genitive quadrupedis quadrupedum Dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus Accusative quadrupedem quadrupedēs Ablative quadrupede quadrupedibus Vocative quadrupēs quadrupedēs

neuter: Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem). Case Singular Plural Nominative quadrupēs quadrupedia Genitive quadrupedis quadrupedium Dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus Accusative quadrupēs quadrupedia Ablative quadrupedī quadrupedibus Vocative quadrupēs quadrupedia

References

• “quadrupes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “quadrupes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quadrupes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “quadrupes”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin