quadridens
Latin
Etymology
Classical. From quadri- (“four”) + dēns (“tooth, tusk”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.dri.dens/, [ˈkʷäd̪rɪd̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwa.dri.dens/, [ˈkwäːd̪rid̪ens]
Adjective
quadridēns (genitive quadridentis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | quadridēns | quadridentēs | quadridentia | ||
| Genitive | quadridentis | quadridentium | |||
| Dative | quadridentī | quadridentibus | |||
| Accusative | quadridentem | quadridēns | quadridentēs | quadridentia | |
| Ablative | quadridentī | quadridentibus | |||
| Vocative | quadridēns | quadridentēs | quadridentia | ||
Usage notes
- In use as a taxonomic epithet, in which case it is normally inflected only in the nominative singular.
References
- “quadridens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quadridens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.