quadrupes

Latin

Alternative forms

  • quadripēs

Etymology

From quattuor (“four”) + pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.dru.peːs/, [ˈkʷa.drʊ.peːs]

Adjective

quadrupēs (genitive quadrupedis); third declension

  1. galloping
  2. moving on all fours
  3. (substantive) a quadruped

Inflection

Third declension.

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

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
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