quattuorvir
English
Alternative forms
- quadrumvir, quartumvir
- (misspelling): quatuorvir
Etymology
From Latin quattuorvir.
Noun
quattuorvir (plural quattuorvirs or quattuorviri)
- (historical) A member of a quattuorvirate; one of four people associated in some office.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From quattuor ("four") + vir ("man").
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷat.tuˈɔr.wɪr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷat̪.t̪uˈɔr.vir]
Noun
quattuorvir m (genitive quattuorvirī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | quattuorvir | quattuorvirī |
| genitive | quattuorvirī | quattuorvirōrum |
| dative | quattuorvirō | quattuorvirīs |
| accusative | quattuorvirum | quattuorvirōs |
| ablative | quattuorvirō | quattuorvirīs |
| vocative | quattuorvir | quattuorvirī |
References
- quattuorvir in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.