quindecimvir

English

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Etymology

From Latin quīndecimvir, from quindecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).

Noun

quindecimvir (plural quindecimvirs or quindecimviri)

  1. (historical) Any member of an official group of fifteen people, especially a member of the 15-man college of priests who cared for the Sibylline Books in ancient Rome.

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Latin

Etymology

From quīndecim (“fifteen”) + vir (“man”).

Pronunciation

Noun

quīndecimvir m (genitive quīndecimvirī); second declension

  1. (especially in plural) quindecimvir

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -r).

singular plural
nominative quīndecimvir quīndecimvirī
genitive quīndecimvirī quīndecimvirōrum
dative quīndecimvirō quīndecimvirīs
accusative quīndecimvirum quīndecimvirōs
ablative quīndecimvirō quīndecimvirīs
vocative quīndecimvir quīndecimvirī

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