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Latin

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Alternative forms

Etymology

quadru- (“four”) +‎ pēs (“foot”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

quadrupēs (genitive quadrupedis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. galloping
  2. moving on all fours
  3. four-legged, quadrupedal

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

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

  • → Catalan: quadrúpede (learned)
  • → English: quadruped

Noun

quadrupēs m or f or n (genitive quadrupedis); third declension

  1. a quadruped

Usage notes

  • As a noun, it can be masculine, feminine (agreeing with bēstia) or neuter (agreeing with animal).
  • The non-neuter declension appears to be non-i-stem, while the neuter declension appears to be pure neuter i-stem; but usage was somewhat fluid.
  • It appears to be slightly more likely to have the meaning "beast of burden" when masculine.

Declension

non-neuter: Third-declension noun.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative quadrupēs quadrupedēs
Genitive quadrupedis quadrupedum
Dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
Accusative quadrupedem quadrupedēs
Ablative quadrupede quadrupedibus
Vocative quadrupēs quadrupedēs
neuter: Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case Singular Plural
Nominative quadrupēs quadrupedia
Genitive quadrupedis quadrupedium
Dative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
Accusative quadrupēs quadrupedia
Ablative quadrupedī quadrupedibus
Vocative quadrupēs quadrupedia

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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