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 quadrupēs quadrupedēs quadrupedia
Genitive quadrupedis quadrupedis quadrupedium quadrupedium
Dative quadrupedī quadrupedī quadrupedibus quadrupedibus
Accusative quadrupedem quadrupēs quadrupedēs quadrupedia
Ablative quadrupedī quadrupedī quadrupedibus quadrupedibus
Vocative quadrupēs 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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