quadruplus

Latin

Latin numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: quattuor
    Ordinal: quārtus
    Adverbial: quater
    Proportional: quadruplus
    Multiplier: quadruplex, quadriplex
    Distributive: quaternus, quadrīnus
    Collective: quaterniō
    Fractional: quadrāns, teruncius

Etymology

quattuor +‎ -plus. Cf. quadrō for the development of the medial cluster.

Pronunciation

Adjective

quadruplus (feminine quadrupla, neuter quadruplum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. fourfold, quadruple

Usage notes

This adjective is rare in Latin.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative quadruplus quadrupla quadruplum quadruplī quadruplae quadrupla
genitive quadruplī quadruplae quadruplī quadruplōrum quadruplārum quadruplōrum
dative quadruplō quadruplae quadruplō quadruplīs
accusative quadruplum quadruplam quadruplum quadruplōs quadruplās quadrupla
ablative quadruplō quadruplā quadruplō quadruplīs
vocative quadruple quadrupla quadruplum quadruplī quadruplae quadrupla

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Sardinian: bàrdula, bàrdule, bàrdulu
  • Catalan: quàdruple
  • English: quadruple
  • French: quadruple
  • Italian: quadruplo
  • Portuguese: quádruplo
  • Romanian: cvadruplu
  • Spanish: cuádruplo, cuádruple

Further reading

  • quadruplus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quadruplus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.