quaternitas

Latin

Etymology

From quaternus +‎ -tās, from quater (“four times”), from quattuor (“four”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷaˈter.ni.taːs/, [kʷäˈt̪ɛrnɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwaˈter.ni.tas/, [kwäˈt̪ɛrnit̪äs]

Noun

quaternitās f (genitive quaternitātis); third declension

1. tetrad, group of four elements, foursome, quartet

   Synonym: quaterniō

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs
Genitive	quaternitātis	quaternitātum
Dative	quaternitātī	quaternitātibus
Accusative	quaternitātem	quaternitātēs
Ablative	quaternitāte	quaternitātibus
Vocative	quaternitās	quaternitātēs

Descendants

• English: quaternity
• French: quaternité
• German: Quaternität
• Italian: quaternità
• Spanish: cuaternidad

References

• quaternitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.